Auctions

House move for the 30-year museums man

Former Barnes boss Gillman signs up for Christie’s

March 2015archive

Regulation guidelines are an ‘impossible dream’

Some think the trade was more concerned about the risk of losing sales than its reputation, observed our editor-at-large in 2015

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Christie’s buys digital management system

Collectrium is a digital multi-tool for art collection

Calder on sale for research fundraiser

Yellow Crinkly will support biological research at the American Mayo Clinic

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Trade let down by court ruling

Decision on auction houses’ liability for fakes finds in favour of buyers—but only on a technicality

Basquiat leaps into different league: A market analysis

Record price for early work sends late graffiti artist into “super blue-chip” territory as demand—and prices—soar

Art marketarchive

Qianlong seal finally finds a buyer

After the first sale fell through, the seal's second buyer gets a bargain

Market predictions for 2012: the outlook is mixed

Tough times lie ahead for galleries, but auction houses and art advisers could continue to prosper this year

Photography auction report: Americana and fashion photography in vogue

Market gains ground as annual auctions bring in new collectors

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Doyle New York gets playful with 'attic treasures' sale

With toys and trains galore, the April sale will appeal to the child in everyone

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Small dealers are squeezed by the auction house giants

Tied to increasing prominence of private sales by auction houses

The market bounces back from the recession as big-ticket works sell for big-bucks

But despite strong headline sales, missed estimates and cautious collectors signalled that 2010 would not be a return to the wild days

Art marketarchive

Collectors pay top prices for the highest quality work of Islamic classics

Christie’s totals higher, but Sotheby’s had the standout individual piece

Interview with Ged Quinn: “I don’t have this notion of extreme skill”

On the benefits of a free education, the influence of Caspar David Friedrich and working in pyjamas and wellies

Basquiat: his market and his legacy

Beyeler exhibition aims to place the artist, who died at 27, high in the canon

‘Infamous’ replica Leonardo on the block

In an unusual move, Sotheby’s has categorised a picture as “infamous”

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Contemporary sales, London: Phillips struggles in bid to lead auction week

But Bacon brings profitable business to Christie’s and Sotheby’s

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British Art Auction report: The Bacon and Freud effect

Recent record prices for the two artists boosted results for 20th-century British works, while Victorian art struggled

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Roman Abramovich brings home the $86.3m Bacon and the $33.6m Freud

The London-based Russian billionaire has bought the record-breaking works; he has not previously been known to collect art

Mortgage crisis and resulting stock market plunge be damned—the party isn’t over yet

In 2007 we noted that strong sales at auction and fairs and more money coming from Russia, Indian and Chinese collectors indicated that confidence in art remained strong

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Phillips de Pury plans seven-hour sale during Frieze week

The sales include the private collection of Marino Golinelli

Books: Basquiat from street artist to superstar

Banksy’s rise from street artist to gallery star, embraced by the commercial art world, is by no means unique

Bacon “rubbish” including sketches and diaries makes £1m at auction

An alternative end for the rubbish that was to be thrown out from Bacon’s famously chaotic studio at 7 Reese Mews in London

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Swedish and German auction houses take advantage of the rising Russian Market

A growing number of mid-size European auction houses are trying to cash in on the Russian boom

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Christie’s Warhol could set new record in New York

The work is one of the “Death and Disaster” series which rarely come on the market