Auctions
Sotheby’s reports ‘bumpy’ second quarter results with net income of $67.6m
New chief executive blames late sale schedule, exchange rates losses and painting that failed to sell above pre-sale estimate
US dethrones China in number of art auctions
Record sales in New York boost the market, while anti-corruption crackdown hampers Asian buyers, Artprice report reveals
Christie’s sales growth cools in the first half of 2015
Falls in private sales, Russian art and London auctions dent otherwise strong performance; Sotheby's sales also flat
More lows than highs at the Old Master sales in London
Asian buyers were active, but Russians largely absent in a week of mixed results at Sotheby's, Christie's and Bonhams
How 'third-party partners' helped Christie's record-breaking New York auction
Complex system of guarantees behind sale of key works including $81.9m Rothko
Private collections boost contemporary sales in London
Sotheby’s makes highest total ever, while records are set for YBAs at Christie’s
Restituted works help Sotheby’s lead the way
Impressionist and Modern sales meet expectations
Surfacing on the market: Leaf out of a book (of hours)
Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Rare Books Signature Collection
Surfacing on the market: Armchair fit for a queen
Christie’s, London, Taste of the Royal Court: Important French Furniture and Works of Art from a Private Collection, 9 July
Russborough House pulls Old Masters from Christie’s auction
Opposition from heritage groups changes the embattled foundation’s plans
When did auctions become ‘curated’ sales?
Whether a new concept or just another way to sell art, themed shows are bringing in business
Surfacing on the market: Henry after Holbein
Sotheby’s, London, Old Master and British Paintings Evening Sale, 8 July
Christie’s sale of Russborough paintings postponed
Alfred Beit Foundation calls halt on auction of Old Masters after "proposal from private Irish donors"
Restituted works help Sotheby’s lead the way in London sales
Impressionist and Modern art auctions were in line with expectations
Joana Vasconcelos creates new work for selling show at Phillips London
Auction house is contributing towards the artist’s production costs
Irish arts minister calls for halt of Christie’s Old Masters sale
Works by Rubens and Guardi are due to be auctioned in July to pay for upkeep of country home
William Rubin Kota becomes most expensive work of African art sold at Christie's France
Wooden sculpture that inspired Cubism fetches €5.5m in Paris
Sell-off of bankrupt German art consultancy’s collection begins
Around 2,500 works have been offered to cover company's debts
Gauguin painting’s $300m price tag may have been confirmed
Museo Reina Sofia acknowledges eye-watering figure in press statement
Gambling millionaire bets on YBA works
David Walsh to sell Chris Ofili’s The Holy Virgin Mary along with pieces by Chapman Brothers, Damien Hirst and Jenny Saville
Klimt portrait to be auctioned
Proceeds will be shared between the Klimt Foundation and the heirs of the sitter
Calls to open looted-art archives grow louder
Museums and the trade want to put an end to the Catch-22 situation with Medici and Becchina