Auctions

Online auctions: in a permanent revolution until someone gets it right

Sotheby’s has launched its third model, back in tandem with eBay, while its numerous competitors are trying many different methods to grow internet sales

Surfacing on the market: Champion of the common man

Leslie Hindman, Chicago, Property from the Collection of Carol and Richard Levin, 20 May

Lawnews

French minister shakes up auction regulation

New law would dilute powers of the “commissaires-priseurs” system and give responsibility to non-experts

Three quarters of new collectors buy art online for investment, study finds

But buyers are not risking large sums, with the majority of works still priced below £10,000

Notebook owned by the father of computer science to be auctioned

The journal that Alan Turing used to jot down his thoughts on a universal language was later turned into a dream diary by one of his student

Chinese billionaire’s buying spree continues unabated

Liu Yiqian bought a Song Dynasty <i>guan</i> vase for $14.7m at Sotheby’s Hong Kong this week

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

Christie'sarchive

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

Auctionsarchive

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

Auctionsarchive

Doyle New York gets playful with 'attic treasures' sale

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

Auctionsarchive

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”