Auctions
Court action after Renoir archive fails to sell at auction
Collector sues family trust which had withdrawn the artist’s belongings from sale
New Ukrainian buyer spends £12 million on Modern paintings
American buyers have returned and Asian collectors were also active
Two plump catalogues prove the major auction houses can drive the contemporary market
A week of new records will leave dealers wondering how to set their prices
From the archive | £16.2 million Vermeer led patchy sales
But major works failed to sell
London Impressionist and Modern art sales report: Modigliani and Matisse overtake soft-focus Impressionists
Renoir, Sisley, Pissarro and Degas are yesterday’s stars
British and Irish art sale a subdued affair
Some big collectors have stopped buying and bidders held back
Authentication issues: "Trust me, this is a fake"
Pierre Valentin suggests that the decisions of expert committees should not be beyond the reach of the law
The market for Irish art has matured: collectors are buying more selectively and hunting for bargains
Yeats and Orpen run out of steam
From the archive | Can the new Vermeer make £20m?
A committee of experts has decided that the reattributed painting, Young Woman Seated at the Virginals, is authentic
The work of young Indian artists is entering the Western market with collectors itching to obtain this contemporary art
Prices are rising for a new generation of Indian artists
Rothschild sale brought British collectors out
Sotheby's sale lands within estimate at £1.3 million
Strong demand for Old Master paintings from private collectors boosted prices in summer sales
Rediscovered Rembrandt made £6.9 million
The supply of surrealism on the art market means that collectors can still tap into this movement
The Surrealism sections of the February sales in London were the only to produce sparkling results
Partial success for Japanese woodblock prints at the Bérès sale
Hokusai is now hotter than Sharaku
Christie's Giacometti sale stopped half way through and last 12 lots revoked
Once enough money to pay off the Giacometti Association's bills had been made, the sale was brought to the close, to the chagrin of foreign buyers
The latest auction results show a boom in figurative art (of the right kind)
Collectors of Modern art are paying fancy prices for Richter, Barceló and Doig
Jean-Michel Basquiat continues upward trajectory in sales and at auction
New paintings at Hamiltons for those who have so far missed out
Bernard Arnault sells 70% of his stake in Phillips de Pury Luxembourg
The luxury goods mogul cuts his losses from auction house investment
Biggest Dutch collection to go under the hammer as Anton Dreesmann's life's work goes on sale at Christie's
Dreesmann was a passionate and committed collector who barely ever sold on his beloved acquisitions
1991-2001: a mini-guide to a decade in the art market
From a game-changing Japanese scandal to price-fixing at the world's leading auction houses, we look at the most significant developments over the past ten years
Best ever Scottish sale at Christie's
Six of the richest Scots and international collectors bid on the collection of the Fleming merchant bank
Arms giant Dassault backs “cultural and artistic hub” for French auction Market
Briest allies with Artcurial
As France opens its auction market predictions are optimistic that “France could regain its supremacy in Europe”
Gérard Champin is the president of new regulatory body for auction sales
Sotheby's places a bid for the middle market with opening of new Olympia saleroom
The auction house hopes to cash in on the £500 to £10,000 range
With the Paris auction market soon to be cracked wide open to outside competition, all eyes were on the first major sales to be held this year
Tip-top results for two very different sales
Carter Brown’s Leonardo to be auctioned
The Christie's estimate puts its worth over £3.5 million
Vintage photos from MoMA to be auctioned at Sotheby's
The museum is to deaccession duplicates from its collection
Winning and losing categories in the art market over the last 15 years
Which trends have gone up and which have gone down
Drouot reports 14% increase in turnover after another strong year in the market
End of auction monopoly still awaited