Auctions
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
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
