Auctions
Christie’s ends London contemporary auctions on a high note—despite Bacon flop
Market’s appetite shows no signs of flagging for fresh works that are correctly priced
Subdued Sotheby’s sale, despite record for Josef Albers
Contemporary auction followed a lacklustre Italian sale, prompting calls for the latter to be shelved
Art world raises money for Grenfell
Sotheby's auction will include work donated by leading artists
Object lessons: a life-sized drawing by Charles White, a painting by Turner Prize nominee Hurvin Anderson and an early Bauhaus work by Xanti Schawinsky
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Auction record for Mapplethorpe as Christie's introduces two new sales
Photographer took self-portrait a year before he died in 1989
The market boom for Basquiat
A year after his death, MoMA turned down an offer of the artist’s work. Today, the appetite for his paintings has never been greater
Dreweatts and Bloomsbury get new owner
Art advising and valuations firm Gurr Johns steps in, citing "huge opportunities" in London auction market's lower levels
Object lessons: an imperial jadeite censer, a Tibetan bronze of Akshobhya and a rare Ru guanyo brush washer
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Sotheby’s to hold first sale in Dubai
Christie’s moves October auction to London as rival plans first sale in the UAE
Sotheby’s organises selling exhibition to commemorate a century of De Stijl
It is the only exhibition dedicated to De Stijl to be organised outside of Europe this year
Adventurous art collection of Jerome and Ellen Stern comes to Sotheby’s
More than 250 works owned by the couple will feature across ten auctions
Howard Hodgkin’s wildly eclectic collection goes on the block at Sotheby’s
Turkish tiles, Persian carpets and Modern British works graced the late artist’s Bloomsbury home
Wright to auction the personal collection of Hudson, iconoclastic gallerist and artists’ champion, in Chicago
The man behind Feature Inc is remembered for his challenging eye—and a fraught relationship with the market
Sotheby’s releases sales dates and estimates of works from Berkshire Museum
The auction house will offer works from the Massachusetts museum, including two major Rockwell paintings, starting 13 November and running through next spring
Object lessons: a Zulu lidded vessel, a bowl by Dame Lucie Rie and a painting by Irma Stern
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Frank Cohen’s collection goes on the block down under
Sale at Mossgreen in Melbourne has Asian contemporary focus and aims to appeal to expatriate community
Second time lucky for Fine Art Bourse?
Online platform aiming to undercut traditional auction house fees relaunches after folding in 2015 when it ran out of funds weeks before first sale
Object lessons: a poetic take on decay, a goddess drawn by a cult favorite and a rare study by Peter Blake
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Christie's adds London auctions in October, raises buyer's premium
House sees "great potential for growth" for lots under £1m in the photograph and design categories during Frieze week
Surfacing on the Block: a Finn Juhl coffee table and playwright Edward Albee's collection
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Closure of South Kensington saleroom marks end of an era
As Christie’s chases new markets, the middle is a casualty. Where will the trade move?
Christie's South Kensington: the training ground where an industry learned its game
Art world power players add their voices to the eulogy for the well-loved secondary saleroom
Object lessons: an unearthed Norman Rockwell, a glass flower by Chihuly and a rare work by Ursula von Rydingsvard
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Object lessons: classic Americana by John Brewster, a rare sculptural work by Julian Schnabel and a Burntwater rug by Philomena Yazzie
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Sotheby’s second-quarter income down 14%, but revenue is up as auction house invests in digital
Chief executive Tad Smith hints at reining in costs through automation and efficiency cuts, and plans to grow jewellery, wine and art advisory businesses
Museum patron and photography connoisseur Paul Walter’s collection to be sold
Christie’s New York to auction more than 500 works from the collector's Manhattan and Long Island homes
Object lessons: a Tibetan Buddhist relic and a boxer made from recycled materials
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Christie’s to hold first Modern and contemporary Middle Eastern art sale in London
Auction house cuts Dubai October series as it looks to “internationalise” the sector's market
Fundraising auction of Haitian art tests the water
Piasa’s dedicated sale will benefit island’s Le Centre d’art which was decimated in 2010 earthquake
Object lessons: a sculptural horse honouring the Tōhoku disaster by Deborah Butterfield and a still life by E. Charlton Fortune
Our pick of highlights from upcoming fairs and auctions