Auctions

Object lessons, May 2017

From a H.G. Wells-inspired print by Moholy-Nagy to a prehistoric Native American birdstone, our top picks of notable sales at auctions and fairs

Laure de Beauvau-Craon, princess and former chair of Sotheby’s France, has died, aged 74

She fought a centuries-old monopoly of the country’s auction market—and won

Sotheby’s first Modern and contemporary African art sale set to be a record-breaker

London auction includes 60 artists from 14 countries across the continent, with several making their debut

Is this painting to be sold in Madrid really a work by Velázquez?

A specialist at the auction house Abalarte believes it could be an early portrait by the Spanish master depicting his sister

Going once, going twice: how to become an auctioneer

Christie’s training reveals what it takes to get up on the rostrum

Guinness family to auction Francesco Guardi Venetian view painting

Its companion piece sold for a record £26.7m in 2011

Sotheby’s drums up German interest for Turner painting of Rhine

The Bright Stone of Honour and the Tomb of Marceau will go on show in Cologne this week

Asian clients drive strong sales at auction houses

“The market is back,” says Christie’s head—but pressure to secure top property is “huge”

Old Masters and Impressionist art from the record-setting Stillman Collection to be auctioned at Christie’s

Sales of works throughout the year will benefit the late philanthropist and land conservationist’s Wethersfield Foundation

Dubai attracts auction players

Sotheby's advances, Christie's consolidates

Christie’s plans to close South Kensington saleroom

Move is part of auction house’s shift to online sales, which more than doubled last year

Sotheby’s launches evening sale dedicated to all things small

June auction will feature works of art that can be reproduced at actual size in the catalogue

German artists capture Zeitgeist at Sotheby’s contemporary sale

Records for Wolfgang Tillmans and Georg Baselitz help auction house achieve 70% more than last year

Christie’s sale injects confidence into contemporary art auction market

Records for seven artists contribute to an increase in value of 65% on last year

Klimt helps Sotheby’s reach auction record in London

Quality works by household names bring a successful round of evening auctions to a close this week

Magritte painting breaks record at Christie’s Surrealist sale

Market reassured after high sell-through rates at the auction house's two sales

Sale of Klimt portrait to go ahead at Sotheby's

Auction house says it has resolved questions over the provenance of Girl in the Foliage

Asian buyers helped bolster Sotheby’s revenue in 2016, auction house reveals

Tad Smith gives credit to the Eastern market during fourth quarter earnings call, as well as growing online sales and aggressive recruitment

Bacon triptych, once owned by Roald Dahl, to lead Christie’s New York sales in May

The auction house is also selling works by Picasso, Ernst and Lichtenstein to benefit Cleveland Clinic

Sotheby’s catalogue mistakenly includes work forged by Wolfgang Beltracchi

Auction house removes image from online version after German journalist spots error

In bloom: Klimt’s flower garden to lead Sotheby’s London spring sales

The vibrantly painted landscape is expected to make more than $45m

Christie’s to open new flagship location in Los Angeles

Two-story space in Beverly Hills will host private sales, public exhibitions, and events

Louise Bourgeois and Yayoi Kusama united in Sotheby’s exhibition

Show at S|2 gallery in London is part of growing trend to revaluate and promote female artists