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

The auction house will hold its first live evening sale in the new Zaha Hadid Architects-designed Henderson Building today

Ria, Naked Portrait (2006-07) depicts an art handler who approached the artist, then in his 80s, to pose for the painting

Visitors will be ‘blown away’ by the masterpieces—but there are intriguing and little-known stories behind many of the loans

If it goes for the auction house's estimate, "L'empire des lumières" (1954), from the collection of late interior designer Mica Ertegun, would set an auction record for the Surrealist artist

With the announcement of Riyadh-based managing director Nour Kelani, the firm hopes to deepen ties with the Kingdom's collectors and ambitious cultural projects

Gooding & Company was founded in 2003 by a former Christie’s director

Acquired by the arms dealer Emil Bührle, both have been on loan to a Zurich museum

What’s behind the troubles facing auction houses and galleries? Plus, Sasha Skochilenko recounts her experience of being arrested—and incarcerated—in Russia, and the story behind a 1937 Surrealist painting by Ernst