Collectors
Portuguese judge orders seizure of all assets owned by African art collector Isabel dos Santos in the country
Move is intended to stall the sales of stakes in multi-million-Euro companies based in Portugal
Collector Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza invests in Madrid after leaving Vienna
Austrian patron donates work to Reina Sofia and commissions new piece by Ragnar Kjartansson to be shown at Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza
Collector Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo drops plans for new Madrid space in former slaughterhouse
Italian patron is looking for an alternative site in the Spanish capital after encountering "structural problems" with Matadero's Nave 9 building
'Universally admired' arts patron Agnes Gund stars in new documentary at MoMA
The film, directed by her daughter Catherine, shows the roots of the collector's social activism
Championing African American abstraction: inside the collection of Pamela Joyner
The San Francisco-based philanthropist tells us what she's bought and why
The Japanese collector who bought Basquiat’s $110m painting will fly artists—and a new partner—to the moon
René Magritte: a buyer's guide
The artist’s trademark motifs make his work easily recognisable and desirable—but there is more to this Surrealist than apples and bowler hats
Millennials—monsters, or saviours of the art market?
What do young collectors want, what do they buy, and, as they become richer, will they add rocket fuel to the art market—or blow it up entirely?
Zervos: the name that can make or break a Picasso
An exhibition in Athens about the life of Christian Zervos, whose 33-volume catalogue of the artist is indispensable to the Picasso market
Angola freezes assets of billionaire and her art collector husband
Isabel dos Santos, Africa’s richest woman, is married to Sindika Dokolo who has been working for years on repatriating works to the African continent
'I only think of work I can afford': inside the collection of Martin Margulies
As his Miami arts space turns 20, the arts patron discusses Nathalie Djurberg's pink octopus and why takeout would be on the menu at his dinner party
'My Nick Cave sound suit requires a lot of dusting': inside the collection of Mike De Paola
The real estate and entertainment entrepreneur on why he kicks himself daily for not buying a Simone Leigh sculpture
'My mother placed a Calder mobile above the bathtub': inside the collection of Candia Fisher
The New York-based arts patron on her fascination with maritime artefacts and her regret at missing out on one of Monet's waterlilies
'I have no regrets': inside the collection of Alan Faena
The Argentine real estate developer on installing Alfredo Jaar's electronic billboard on a boat and purchasing his first work at the age of 16
UBS survey finds millennials are becoming more environmentally conscious in their art buying habits
Not collecting sustainably? OK, boomer
'A giant wall': art world feels the pinch of Trump’s 25% import duty on printed works
Collectors and artists are scrambling to find solutions to the US government’s penalty tariffs
German art worth €300m disappears in China, media reports
Collector Maria Chen-Tu says she had loaned works by Markus Lüpertz and Anselm Kiefer to a businessman to be shown in museums
King of the monarch collectors: George IV's lavish collection goes on show in London
The royal amassed works of art in every field from Rembrandt paintings to Sèvres porcelain
Collector Egidio Marzona buys eastern German castle to host design academy
The property was once home to Paul Schultze-Naumburg, a leading proponent of Nazi cultural policy
The Art Newspaper investigates Tate's documents on the Reynolds' Omai bid
The files included a letter from Serota himself
Stefan Edlis, prolific Chicago philanthropist and collector of contemporary art, has died, aged 94
Along with his wife Gael Neeson, the plastics mogul was considered a "Nobel Laureate of Chicago Philanthropy"
Ruby City: collector Linda Pace's dream museum becomes reality in Texas
Wizard of Oz vision inspires new $15m contemporary art centre in San Antonio designed by David Adjaye
'I wish I had bought a Banksy': inside the collection of Mark Hix
The restauranteur tells us about his unusual Bridget Riley work and displaying his art on his new boat
‘I have works under every couch and chair’: inside the collection of Alia Al-Senussi
The art patron and consultant tells us about her special Robert Mapplethorpe gift and her love for her mother's ivory
'I have a work made of mortadella': inside the collection of Gemma De Angelis Testa
The private collector tells us about her dreams for her own museum and the difficulty of maintaining her food art
'Issy Wood is one to watch': inside the collection of Raimund Berthold
We talk to the fashion designer about lending a work to the Old Vic theatre and how he dreams of buying the Beyeler's entire Stingel show
The architects who build art collections: from Phil Freelon to I.M. Pei
While architects and designers are often inspired by the works of artists, their own acquiring habits are as varied as their influences
Norwegian sculpture park does the Twist with Bjarke Ingels extension
Kistefos's dramatic new exhibition gallery also functions as a panoramic bridge
Feeling the pinch: why the middle-class collector is a dying breed
The Vogels filled their modest apartment with contemporary art, but wage stagnation has seen the professional-classes squeezed out of this overheated market
Collectors are now collecting museums, not the other way around
Seats on boards offered by major museums are increasingly being used to serve the narrow agendas of the ultra-rich