Auctions
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
Middle market shines through during week of uncertainty at London auctions
Cautious estimates at Bonhams and Christie’s produce solid results in cooling market
London auctions signal the end of boom years for post-war and contemporary art
Phillips and Sotheby’s sales come in short of estimates—but those in the trade call it a healthy correction
Market sobers up at London’s Impressionist and Modern sales
Results were “solid”, though nowhere near the giddy heights of last year’s sales
Sotheby’s pays top dollar for the art world’s best address book
Auction house buys art advisers in surprise $85m deal
Contemporary art market cools, but Modern sector heats up at Christie’s in 2015
Middle market helps deliver auction house’s second highest results in 250-year history
Three picks from next week's Old Masters auctions at Sotheby’s New York
All eyes are on Gentileschi’s $25m Danaë, but some other works deserve collectors’ attention too
Taubman collection was a gamble that did not pay off for Sotheby’s
President Tad Smith reveals that the auction house expects to lose between $10m to $19m in the fourth quarter due to sale guarantees for the former owner’s art
Bonhams sale aims to redress gender inequality in the art world
Auction is latest in a raft of exhibitions and sales to promote women artists
Taubman’s final gift to the DIA will be cash not art
The institution will receive some proceeds from the sale of Old Master paintings that belonged to the late patron
Artcurial charity auction cancelled after work showing Palestinian activist is pulled
French press partners pull out of sale “in the name of freedom of expression” following lobbying from Israeli embassy
Gerhard Richter painting being auctioned by Malekis could topple record
Abstract work is top lot in Sotheby’s London evening sale next month
Sotheby’s buys prestigious art advisory firm in $85m deal
Founders of Art Agency, Partners will head up new department, along with Marc Porter, former Americas chairman at Christie’s
Mystery of the Basquiat sold at Christie’s for $37m
But the work is still owned by Tony Shafrazi two months later
Margaret Thatcher collection snapped up at Christie’s auction
Former prime minister’s belongings attract bidders from 41 countries
Secret fire sale held of 250 works confiscated from dealer in Knoedler gallery scandal
Glafira Rosales’s name was not mentioned in connection with the auctions, which included pieces by Sean Scully, Kenneth Noland, Jules Olitski, Louise Lawler, Andy Warhol and Ad Reinhardt
Dozens of Sotheby’s staff take buyout option
The voluntary programme will cost the auction house around $40m after shaky sale season
Charles Moffett, former Sotheby’s vice chairman, dies at 70
Before working at the auction house for 16 years, he had a long and distinguished career as a curator at national museums
Flattering portrait of Henry VIII helps Sotheby’s dominate Old Master auctions
Work from Hans Holbein’s studio was a highlight of London’s sale season
Christie’s to sell 2,000 photographs seized by US government in biodiesel fraud
Collection valued at more than $15m was used to launder money, Attorney’s Office says
London’s winter Russian art sales have lukewarm results
Auction totals continue dropping but the number of lots sold go up
