Auctions
London's Russian sales buoyed by rare Rodchenko and Chashnik works
Market see upswing as buyers' confidence grows
Gun fired at Arthur Rimbaud sells for €434,000
Poet's lover Paul Verlaine shot at him with the weapon in 1873 but only grazed his wrist
New York sales defy fears of downturn
Fewer trophy works this season, but solid totals and record prices for several artists
King of the mountain: $11m Lawren Harris painting breaks all records for Canadian art
The Group of Seven artist, a favourite of the comedian and collector Steve Martin, hit his peak at Toronto sale
Auction houses avoid Chinese New Year clash
Growing Asian purchasing power precipitates alterations to sales calendars
Object lessons: from a monumental Art Deco sculpture to a German Symbolist painting
Our pick of highlights from this week's auctions
Ames collection helps Sotheby’s bring strong result in contemporary art auction
Young star Njideka Akunyili Crosby’s work fetches more than $1m, ten times previous record
Monet's Grainstack fetches $81.4m at Christie's, setting a new auction record for the artist
But mixed results at the Impressionist and Modern Art sale in New York reflect continued cautious market
Phillips on an upswing with $111.2m 20th-century art sale
The hammer total was below estimate, but met the auction house’s modest expectations for “a contracted market”
De Kooning painting sells for record $66m at Christie’s New York
Post-war and contemporary evening auction sees several big sales but still falls short of last year’s total
Munch’s Girls on the Bridge fetches more than $50m in bellwether New York auction
Solid results for Sotheby’s in first sale after Trump's election victory, but László Moholy-Nagy gets the only artist record
Bidding war for Bowie's angst-ridden Auerbach in record-breaking sale
Musician collected unfashionable works by British artists as well as Basquiat and Tintoretto
Looted Constable returned by Tate heads to auction at Christie’s
Heirs of Hungarian baron are selling Beaching a Boat, Brighton
Object lessons: from Cartier-Bresson Spanish street scene to Bowie's sculptural Auerbach
Our pick of highlights from the week's auctions and Paris Photo
Sotheby’s reports $54.5m in losses in third quarter
Continuing slump is tempered by online sales in the low and middle market, and a look to greater China for future growth
Sex sells: Paris’s Musée de l’Érotisme collection hits the auction block
The museum in the Pigalle red light district closed its doors, but you can take home one of its naughty objects
Object lessons: from Pissarro's rare colour print to Avedon's slaughterhouse worker
Our pick of highlights from the week's auctions and Asian Art in London
Benin bronze, sold off by British Museum in 1950, returns to market
But the 16th-century plaque, which has been substantially restored, failed to find a buyer
French film star Alain Delon puts 12 Rembrandt Bugatti pieces up for auction
Christie's sale includes artist's signature animal bronzes, along with a marble sculpture shown at the Venice Biennale 100 years ago
Still the one: Phillips to offer fresh-to-market Clyfford Still canvas
The untitled work was originally acquired directly from the artist by a fellow painter
French Realist painting resurfaces at Cincinnati auction thanks to Facebook tip
Work by William-Adolphe Bouguereau sells for $1.1m at Cowan’s Auctions
Sotheby’s raises buyer’s premium in bid to ‘offset margin pressure’
New rates to come into effect for November sales in New York
Christie’s opens second exhibition space in China with Beijing flagship
New headquarters will provide a base for public and official communications not sales
Sotheby’s contemporary evening sale vaults over estimate
Three paintings by Basquiat, Richter and Doig help buoy results in London
No superstars but some fresher faces at Sotheby’s Italian sales
The auction house aims to introduce buyers to artists who are not yet household names
A look at Bowie’s star-dusted collection coming to auction
Sotheby’s reveals the details of its November sale of the protean rock star’s collection, including a red Valentine typewriter and spin painting co-created with Damien Hirst
Adrian Ghenie painting sells for record £6.2m at Christie's
Contemporary art evening auction sails above estimate, with records for seven artists
Record for Pino Pascali at Christie’s Italian sale
Arte Povera artist's Code di Delfino led London auction, selling for £2.2m
Solid results at Phillips contemporary sale despite instability in the contemporary market
On the back of strong Asian bidding, auction house announces first contemporary art and design sale in Hong Kong