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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

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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

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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

Van Ham to offer Franz von Stuck portrait in 17 November sale

Auctioneer Claude Aguttes will sell the collection of historic books and manuscripts across 300 sales over at least six years as part of liquidation

Pent-up demand for top material kicks off New York's key auction week, with a $81.3m Van Gogh and records for Léger, Magritte, Man Ray and Vuillard

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Proceeds from Berlin sale, which also includes works by Rosemarie Trockel and Tomás Saraceno, will benefit Kayany Foundation

Discretionary sellers gain confidence in the market and Christie's leads its contemporary sale with Da Vinci—but recent overreaches sound a cautionary note

The successful Hail Mary pass came just before deaccessioned works, including two paintings by Norman Rockwell, were due to be auctioned at Sotheby’s on Monday

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A judge in Massachusetts has denied two motions to block next week’s auctions of deaccessioned works

Led by a major Man Ray, auctions at Christie's, Sotheby's and Leclere play to sophisticated collectors in town for the Paris Photo fair