Russian brothers behind the replicas are planning a show of their Leonardo reproductions next year

Expect more guarantees, an Old Master revival and gallery innovation, says Georgina Adam, art market editor-at-large

We survey the top five results in key markets, from Old Masters to Post-war and contemporary

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

Self-portrait as Saint Catherine, another woman who resisted, achieves record price for the artist

Painting hangs in the city’s Museum Kunstpalast

According to a new report, works by female artists are rated lower by wealthy men, contributing to a 50% pay gap at auction

Works by George Grant Elmslie, Umberto Bellotto and Jean Royère

Golden oldies and small-space blues

New £7.3m record for Joseph Wright of Derby painting tops December sales in London

News sent Twitter into a tizzy

Our pick of highlights from upcoming auctions

Rothschild's El Greco, a candlelit scene by Joseph Wright of Derby and an out of season crucifixion scene lead pre-Christmas sales

Slick marketing produced stupendous sale price for Salvator Mundi, but it sparked revulsion as well as elation

AucArt offers platform upon which its pick of British art-school graduates can sell directly to buyers

Export bar placed on plush piece with asking price of more than £480,000

A growing number of women are appearing on the rostrum and taking senior auctioneer roles

Our pick of highlights from upcoming auctions

Thomas Campbell posted an image of the Salvator Mundi before conservation, triggering a row with its former co-owner Robert Simon and Christie’s Loic Gouzer

BUM was created just before Boty died of cancer aged 28 in 1966

Journals and other personal effects were discovered at auction house, reports say

Franz von Stuck’s portrait of two girls was due to be sold at Van Ham

Our pick of highlights from upcoming auctions

Aboriginal work, Earth’s Creation I, was shown at the 2015 Venice Biennale

Capping an epic week of auctions, solid results featuring records for female artists and a Ferrari bode well for market's future—so long as it doesn't overheat

Dorotheum sale piques interest, pre-empting centenary of the artist’s death next year

Despite buy-ins, the sale saw several strong prices and records below the dizzy height of $450.3m for Leonardo da Vinci's Salvator Mundi

Price makes it the most expensive painting of all time

New York sale results boosted by strong Asian and Russian buying, and shored up by guarantees