Collectors
Barbara Allbritton sues IRS for $40.6m tax refund
The collector is arguing that no transfer of ownership of her collection ever took place
Germany's attempt to permanently retain Otto Dix print collection belonging to George Economou fails
Tycoon keeps 500-strong collection after German campaign to include it in national heritage list is thwarted
Oei Hong Djien, the controversial collector aiming to build a history of Indonesia’s Modern art
New film shows a scene dogged by lack of institutional support and alleged fakes
Larry Warsh explores buyers’ behaviour in new book
The avid collector is trying to understand why acquiring art can be such a compulsion
Recognising Taiwan as a major player in the contemporary art market
Taiwan has more major buyers than its neighbour China, with more than 1,000 voracious collectors
Musée des Confluences in Lyons pays tribute to city’s great collector Émile Guimet
Guimet's collection will be displayed in a new museum, which has 2.2 million objects and space for temporary shows
Ashmolean to return silver salt cellar to Jewish collector’s heirs
The UK Spoliation Advisory Panel concluded that the piece was the subject of a forced sale in the 1930s
Gagosian and Perelman urged to settle dispute
Many famous figures of the art world are caught up in the drama
The Rubells: 50 years and looking to the future
The collectors celebrate their wedding anniversary with a new exhibition
Antonio II Badile: An Italian Renaissance drawing collector and his family
Casting light on an overlooked but fascinating aspect of the Renaissance
Leonard Lauder: The man who put Cubism in the Met
The billionaire philanthropist reveals how he amassed a collection of works by Picasso, Braque, Gris and Léger with a museum in mind
The Pérez Simón Collection of Victorian art travels to London
Leighton House to exhibit the Mexican businessman's collection
African collectors share the wealth as private museums proliferate
Theo Danjuma proposes a non-profit gallery in one of his father's hotels in Lagos. In South Africa, a $45m contemporary art museum is underway
Collection agency head warns over resale rights
The Artists’ Collecting Society says that the “honeymoon” grace period on accurate reporting of sales is coming to an end
Collector Leon Black hires Met’s head of drawings to help buy more Old Masters
George Goldner will leave the Met in January but continue to serve as an advisor
Young collectors collaborate for MoCA
The Director’s Council comprises 25 to 30 names from the fashion, entertainment and finance industries.
Books: Have curators and collectors replaced critics? Paul Wood demystifies while Alistair Hicks disappoints
Two very different books speak to a worrying trend in the critique of art
Collector Eskandar Maleki sues long-time friend and adviser Amir Shariat over profits
Maleki alleges deals were undisclosed, Shariat countersues for malicious falsehood and defamation
Art Basel Hong Kong adds film section to its ranks as attitudes toward video art begin to change
The fair highlights the crossover between cinema and video art in the region
Uli Sigg film on his rational and comprehensive attitude to collecting Chinese contemporary art
Sigg reveals that he didn’t necessarily like some of the contemporary art he bought
Collector Christopher Tsai wants to open first Ai Weiwei museum
The proposed museum would probably be in New York
Scholar-collector John Hardy’s historic pieces for sale at Christie’s
A selection of objects with exceptional histories
The forgotten collectors: Five significant 19th-century collectors
The contributions of tobacco heiresses and banking magnates explored
Latin American art collector Gary Nader plans Miami museum
The naming rights for the institution are still up for grabs
Bacon collector to build Monaco home for works
Majid Boustany owns paintings executed from the 1920s to the 1980s, as well as design objects and exhibition catalogues
Books: Lambert Krahe as a collector for instruction, rather than pleasure
A biography of a perceptive 18th century collector
Moscow collector Mkrtich Okroyan opens Art Deco museum
Objects include a mixed media panel suite by Pierre Bobot from the Roseland Ballroom in New York