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
Object lessons: from a $4m Chinese emperor's handscroll to Giacometti's mouse stools
Our pick of highlights from the week's auctions and art fairs
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
Object Lessons: from a pair of Medieval mourners to a pope’s gold cross
Our pick of highlights coming to auction this week
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