Auctions
Sotheby's to offer Modigliani nude with $150m estimate, one month after it was shown at Tate
The work is the largest in the artist's most sought-after series of pathbreaking Modern nudes
Object lessons: a psychedelic cabinet from Gaetano Pesce and more
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Object lessons: censored photographs by Dorothea Lange and more
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Photography auctions fail to catch fire in New York
Rarities of any era attract multiple bidders, but a lack of competition for standard fare kept prices flat
Bronze looted from Summer Palace sells for £410,000 despite protest from China
Chinese authorities tried to stop the UK auction of the Tiger Ying vessel, which was taken by a British soldier in 1860
Sotheby's backs Indian art market by launching sales in Mumbai
Announcement comes days after auction house reinstates buyer's premium in online sales
Object lessons: an Egyptian beauty by Mahmoud Saïd, and the key that unlocked the Glasgow School of Art
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Francis Bacon's $30m portrait of George Dyer shown in London for first time in 40 years
Painting of artist’s lover and muse comes to auction for the first time at Christie’s New York in May
Confessions of a cruise-ship auction addict
Facing class actions, cruise ships have either abolished auctions or told auctioneers to tone down their acts
Picasso’s broad brush lifts the market
Is the Spanish artist’s star turn in London the start of a new phase of his market, or business as usual?
Object lessons: a bandaged canvas by Scarpitta, Outsider erotica and a Greenwich Village vignette by Beauford Delaney
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Sotheby's to offer Jackson Pollock drip painting in May sale series
The 1949 work, unveiled in Hong Kong this week, could surpass the artist's auction record
Object lessons: a falangcai bowl that could set a new record for Chinese porcelain
A rare painting by Zao Wou-Ki and a watercolour from the collection of a former V&A director are also coming to auction
How big is the Picasso 'brand' in China?
Sotheby’s tests the waters with first oil painting at auction in Hong Kong
Object lessons: a Golden Age memento mori, a peacock-shaped censer and a jute-sack work by Ibrahim Mahama
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Cranach portrait stolen almost 80 years ago returns to heirs of Jewish banker
Christie’s to auction portrait of John Frederick the Magnanimous in New York next month
Object lessons: a tiny treasure and a monumental scroll from Asia Week New York auctions
Drawings week hits Paris
The 27th edition of Salon du Dessin at Palais Brongniart assembles 39 dealers from Europe and the US
Sotheby’s unveils Old Master painting in the Middle East for first time
Will Jeff Koons’s handbags for Louis Vuitton help find a buyer for the Rubens portrait?
Auction of France's May '68 protest posters to mark 50th anniversary
Artcurial to offer posters with a revolutionary spirit from the collection of Laurent Storch
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When Robert Rauschenberg erased a drawing by Willem de Kooning in 1953, he was investigating the possibilities of what art could be—not just additive creation, but also conscious erasure
Picasso painting of Marie-Thérèse gives Phillips the edge in London’s contemporary sales
A record sale at Christie’s and a solid result at Sotheby’s show the market is in full recovery
Object lessons: nature-inspired works by Axel Salto, Emily Kame Kngwarreye and Giacomo Manzù
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Surfacing on the market: Il Guercino's dog, John McEnroe's Mark Bradford and Jeffrey Archer's cartoons
Our pick of this month’s most interesting auction
Object lessons: Cecily Brown's homecoming, Hockney's California dream and Picasso's golden muse Marie-Thérèse
Our pick of highlights from upcoming auctions
Sotheby's sales up 12% to $5.5bn in 2017
Auction house releases its latest earnings, showing growth driven by Asian clients, private sales, and online auctions
Mystery Picasso collector on spending spree buys £49.8m portrait of Marie-Thérèse
Buyer bidding through advisors Gurr Johns, combined with strong Asian interest, buoys London Impressionist and Modern art sales at Christie's and Sotheby's