Auctions

Kandinsky painting bought directly from the artist by Solomon Guggenheim returns to auction

The picture, estimated at $18m-$25m, will lead Christie's November Modern and Impressionist art sale

Mary Fedden and Julian Trevelyan collection to be sold in aid of historic London studios

Sotheby’s auction is expected to raise £600,000 towards restoration of Durham Wharf by architecture collective Assemble

Cécile Bernard appointed general manager of Sotheby’s France

The Old Master specialist is a strong advocate of online business development and of promoting Paris as an international marketplace

‘Mixed feelings’ as Brian Sewell’s treasure trove is to be dispersed

Auction of the late art critic’s collection inspires sadness­—but excitement too

British artist, once said to be worth nearly £100m, to auction works after going bankrupt

Andrew Vicari made bold claims to be the official painter to the King of Saudi Arabia but remains “largely unknown in Britain”

Sotheby’s sales down 31% this year amid overall auction market slowdown

Auction house’s chief executive Tad Smith did not sugar-coat the news to investors during Monday morning’s second quarter earnings call

Photographers Mert & Marcus get first major solo show at London auction house

Collectors will be able to buy the duo’s fashion magazine images for the first time at Phillips this autumn

Late French film director Claude Berri’s vast, eclectic collection to hit the block in Paris

Several sales scheduled at Christie’s, including an auction of key contemporary works during the Fiac fair

China back on top of global auction sales, Artprice reports

Study finds that the country accounts for more than one third of worldwide sales

Dwindling supply cuts Christie’s half-year results by 27%

Troubled financial markets cause sellers to pause in first half of 2016, but e-commerce sales soar by 96%

Rubens puts Christie's on top during Old Masters week in London

As the auction season comes to an end, big brand names keep the market buoyant

Object lessons: best of London's Old Master auctions

From a poetic Claude landscape to Rubens's masterpiece depicting biblical incest, here's our pick of this week's sales

British art comes out on top at Christie’s 250th anniversary sale

Despite an £18m Lucian Freud going unsold, the sale proved the market is strong

London sales take the next hit

Impressionist and Modern evening totals are down by half, but a dearth of top works is more to blame than the UK’s Brexit vote

Christie’s keeps calm and carries on despite withdrawal of £14m Richter

British-based collectors disregard Brexit and buy a quarter of works in contemporary art auction

London Zoo to auction off unseen animal paintings by Agasse

Proceeds from sale at Christie’s in London will benefit work on wildlife

‘British exports still desirable’: UK artist Jenny Saville smashes record at Sotheby’s

Shanghai’s Long Museum buys Sensation work as Asian and US collectors search for a bargain post-Brexit

Phillips weathers the storm in first London auction since Brexit

Strong bidding from US and Asia helps shore up 20th-century and contemporary sale

Christie’s boss Jussi Pylkkänen plots the next 250 years

As the auction house celebrates a milestone anniversary, its global president reflects on what's in store for the future

Object lessons: Christie’s 250th anniversary auction

Three highlights going under the hammer in the Defining British Art sale in London on 30 June

Modigliani the star as Christie’s auction disappoints on eve of EU referendum

Political uncertainty and last-minute withdrawals may have contributed to below-estimate results

Picasso and Modigliani portraits make an impression at Sotheby’s auction

Ahead of Brexit vote, auction house’s Impressionist and Modern Art evening sale achieves solid results

Sotheby’s to launch Modern and contemporary African art sales in London in 2017

Auction house has hired Hannah O’Leary, formerly of Bonhams, to head up new department

Artsy partners with Phillips and Koller auction houses on live bidding

New technology allows collectors to take part in sales in real time

Long-lost still-life by Gauguin rediscovered in Connecticut

The painting of flowers, probably done in France during a mysterious period in the artist’s life, has been authenticated by the Paris-based Wildenstein Institute

Drawing from the Western Front: pastel of First World War soldiers comes to market after 100 years

Work was bought at C.R.W. Nevinson 1916 exhibition, attended by Winston Churchill and George Bernard Shaw