Both auctions represent significant decreases from previous sales seasons, but strong sell-through rates and increased bidding from mainland China indicate signs of recovery

The work sold at Christie’s New York, almost quadrupling its $3.5m high estimate, as South Asian Modern art crests a wave

Julien Pradels will fill the role left when Bonnie Brennan was promoted to chief executive

What’s behind the new, more measurement approaches to programming at museums, art fairs and more? Plus, a chat about current tensions around culture in the Netherlands and a close look at one of the most famous depictions of a wintery landscape

What might the fallout be after Creative Australia’s unpopular decision to cancel Khaled Sabsabi’s project? Plus, AI art beyond this week’s open letter and a chat about Catlett’s terracotta sculpture ‘Tired’

Double-header sale in London last night was led by René Magritte with strong prices for Paul Delvaux and Tamara de Lempicka

In all, 28 of the Augmented Intelligence sale's 34 lots found buyers, including pieces by Refik Anadol, Charles Csuri and Harold Cohen

Artists have a history of giving cultural and social relevance to new technology. Recent exhibitions of artificial intelligence art and a sale at Christie's New York highlight new approaches to collective ownership and governance that are applicable to the wider community

The sale has sparked backlash from critics who say AI programmes exploit human artists

The 15 works, on the market for the first time since they were bought by an anonymous collector, will be on show this week before being sold in March

At this year’s winter auctions, the two big houses saw ‘a mixed bag and mixed results’

The Augmented Intelligence sale is the first of its kind to be held at a major auction house

Romanian prime minister Marcel Ciolacu said a legal team is pursuing the recovery of the painting once owned by King Carol I of Romania

A new report published by the virtual reality platform Vortic makes clear the environmental benefits of going digital—and a hybrid approach could a way forward in the short term

He will be replaced by the president of Christie's America, Bonnie Brennan

The Venetian lagoon painting—submitted by a member of the public to Christie's digital appraisal service—comes to auction in New York with an estimate of $300,000 to $500,000

The non-selling portrait exhibition will be on display at Christie’s Beverly Hills during the Frieze Los Angeles fair

At last November's evening auctions in New York, eyes were on a $6.2m banana, but overall sales were down 41% on the previous year

The house's auction total saw a double-digit decrease for a second year in a row—but private sales are booming

Italian investor Nanni Bassani Antivari secured the still-life Cut Melon with a €26.7m bid in June, but has yet to send the auction house any money

The deaccessioned works, to be offered at Christie's in New York, include 17 pieces by Dutch and Flemish artists from the 17th century

However, despite assistance from big names, it was emerging artists who were the real stars of the show

The interior designer Mica Ertegun's Surrealist L'empire des lumières sold for a record $121.1m in New York last night, with a new high also set for Ed Ruscha

The most valuable lot of the week is a record-breaking Magritte with a third-party guarantee, but the most talked-about is a conceptual still life by Maurizio Cattelan

Christie's acquisition of Gooding & Company has renewed focus on collectible automobiles

Auction house chief executive argues that of greater concern is the decline of Europe's art market as America and Asia charge ahead

The 1964 painting was a prominent feature in the artist’s recent travelling retrospective

The auction house runs two auctions that place web3 increasingly at the heart of the traditional art market

Despite some tense moments and a difficult market, the event proved solid, 'affirming' the auction house's decision to scrap June sales

The firm's first major sale in its new Hong Kong headquarters saw spirited bidding for contemporary works and regional records for paintings by Van Gogh and Monet