Villa Grisebach says price is the highest paid for any work in a German auction

Still no evening auction, but blue-chip artists make way for fresh talent in new day sale format

Blaming an ingrained culture, auction houses vow to correct imbalance in women’s pay and representation in the highest ranks

Advisory group NM Rothschild has reportedly been brought in to oversee a possible sale of the British auction house

Highlights include works by Cady Noland, Kerry James Marshall and Lyonel Feininger

The heads of Christie's, Bonhams and Phillips speak on market shifts, challenges and why they believe their model will succeed

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Dealers will be compelled to verify identity of customers buying art for €10,000 or more

Our pick of highlights from upcoming auctions

Our pick of highlights from upcoming auctions

Announcement comes days after auction house reinstates buyer's premium in online sales

Our pick of highlights from upcoming auctions

Painting of artist’s lover and muse comes to auction for the first time at Christie’s New York in May

Discrepancy comes under scrutiny as more than 10,000 companies submit figures to the Government Equalities Office

Our pick of highlights from upcoming auctions

Our pick of this month’s most interesting auctions

A rare painting by Zao Wou-Ki and a watercolour from the collection of a former V&A director are also coming to auction

German artist questions authorship and market value in show of paintings by Chinese copyists based on famous works by Caravaggio, Hockney and others

Christie’s and Sotheby’s dominate in terms of value but smaller firms can compete in the field of Asian art, with the internet’s help

Our pick of highlights from upcoming auctions

Our pick of this month’s most interesting auction

Buyer bidding through advisors Gurr Johns, combined with strong Asian interest, buoys London Impressionist and Modern art sales at Christie's and Sotheby's

Christie's sale of 46 works from La Salle collection will diminish the museum and its academic programme

Mousquetaire et nu assis is among highlights of London evening sale of Modern and Impressionist art in February

London and New York antiques dealership will now form new private sales division of UK auctioneer Dreweatts, based in Berkshire and Pall Mall

The company uses image recognition software to find works of art that match users’ tastes

The auction house has merged with Swiss technology company The Native

Contemporary art leads market recovery at Christie’s, Sotheby’s and Phillips, according to ArtTactic report

$450m Salvator Mundi sale too late to be included in new book, The Orange Balloon Dog, but would have filled several chapters, economist says

Set of 12 ink panels by traditional master sell to Chinese buyer at Poly Auction Beijing for RMB931.5m