Auctions
Sargent’s Poppies and Rockwell’s Road Block to lead Sotheby’s American art sales
The auction follows the glut of next week’s New York sales
Object lessons: from Dali’s diary to a Yongzheng vase
Our pick of this week’s auction highlights
Koons’s kitschy kids and Dubuffet’s beard lead New York sales at Phillips
The works are the first major offerings to come up in a crammed week of auctions
Object lessons: the best of London’s Islamic sales
From Iranian "vase" carpets to a rare figurative Iznik dish, here's our pick of this week's auction highlights
Christie’s gears up for an evening of 'failure'
Curated sale to include Koons's floating basketballs and Cattelan's kneeling Hitler
Nazi-looted Old Master painting withdrawn from Austrian auction at France’s request
Painting by Bartholomeus van der Helst once belonged to famous Schloss Collection coveted by Hitler and Göring
Object lessons: from a pint-sized El Greco to a Turkish bokche
Our pick of this week’s auction and art fair highlights
Object lessons: from MoMA's Man Ray to a Ming moon flask
Our pick of this week’s auction and art fair highlights
Exodus continues at Sotheby’s with worldwide head of contemporary art Cheyenne Westphal set to leave
Departure follows that of co-head Alex Rotter last month
Doctors without Borders to sell rare Duchamp nude at Paris auction to fund its field operations
The painting was recently classified as a National Treasure, however, which means it cannot leave France
Steinway pairs visual artists and composers in new piano commissions
Mark Bradford and Robert Glasper are the first to create a collaborative work
Paris art handlers testify to taking ‘€220,000 in a plastic bag’ among other revelations
Trial has revealed patterns of alleged thefts and relative impunity of union members
Hands off, it’s ours: French buyer refuses to return Joan of Arc ring to UK
Arts Council insists export licence is required for relic of the martyred Maid<br>
Phillips scotches speculation of market retreat from Asia with senior Hong Kong appointment
Jonathan Crockett will become head of 20th-century and contemporary art and deputy chairman, Asia
Fourth object from Asia Week sales seized by federal agents
Sculptures from India, Afghanistan and Pakistan have been confiscated in a string of raids on auction houses and a gallery
France and Britain prepare for battle over Joan of Arc’s ring
Jewel sold in UK for £300,000 last month has left the country—but did it have an export licence?
‘Cols rouges’ lawyers push for dismissal as long-awaited trial opens in Paris
Defence have made several arguments to cancel the prosecution, but the case continues this week
Flagging market and ‘deeper’ dip in business cycle blamed for Sotheby’s grim fourth-quarter earnings
CEO Tad Smith addressed shareholder concerns over low sales and departures of key staff
Welcome home: Anish Kapoor’s work comes to auction in India for the first time
The British-Indian artist’s stainless steel concave sculpture made $700,000 at Saffronart in Mumbai
Fashion designer Erdem collaborates with Sotheby’s on first ‘curated’ sale in London
Auction house launches new mid-season sale aimed at first-time collectors
Sex Pistols photographer accuses artist Elizabeth Peyton of copyright infringement
Dennis Morris is considering legal action over painting removed from Sotheby’s day sale last week
Melanie Clore to leave Sotheby’s at the end of February
Decision by respected Impressionist and Modern art specialist, after 35 years of passion and loyalty, comes as a surprise