French art market
'Fatal for the French art market': dealers decry new EU sales tax that could wipe out Paris's booming commercial scene
The directive will make selling art in France much more expensive—and imperil its post-Brexit position as the EU's market hub
French collectors step up buying at FIAC
Making a making a remarkable return to the contemporary art world
French collectors boost sales at FIAC, Paris
Billionaire François Pinault bought Chen Zhen and Pistoletto
Collectors remain cautious at Pavilion of Arts and Design in Paris as impulse buying declines
Many dealers reported mixed results from the fair
Interview with dealer Emmanuel Perrotin on taking risks: “People imagine it must be easy for me now”
The Parisian dealer was one of the first to tap into Asian markets
Collectors drawn to Paris for synchronised mass of art fairs and auctions
But attendance was down at fairs devoted to works on paper
Paris dealers take on Manhattan as galleries migrate across the pond
“We meet a broader range of collectors here”
Pinault sells shares in auction group
The billionaire entrepreneur bought a majority stake in 2000
Fiac '07 fair report: Fiac makes a strong comeback with new location at the Grand Palais
Collectors and dealers praise the quality of art on offer
Fiac bounces back thanks to homegrown collectors
François Pinault, Bernard Arnault and Claude Berri attended, among many others
François Pinault injects cash into French auction house
Piasa gets revamp after falling out of top six
Removing French trade barriers still leaves London auction houses with upper hand
Five years ago, France finally allowed outsiders to hold auctions in the country by ending the 400-year-old monopoly of state-appointed auctioneers
Parisian auction results buoyed by decorative arts
Most auctioneers reported increased sales in 2005
Loss of Pinault collection is “catastrophe” for Paris
A top museum director and a dealer react to the billionaire’s decision to show his contemporary art collection in Venice
FIAC, Paris: Suffering from the Frieze effect
Foreign collectors deserted the fair and the French only buy their own artists
Is the pendulum swinging back for the godfather of Op art? Vasarely's daughter-in-law is building momentum and interest in the late artist
And a London exhibition reminds us why he was popular in the first place
The Conseil de Ventes has published its first report but two members have stormed out
Plus ça change... plus c’est la même chose
Pinaults face controversy over antique table at auction
Following €1.23 million bid over writing desk
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
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
Drouot to close for FFr40 million revamp
Fury at likely choice of railway warehouse as temporary replacement
François Pinault loses Egyptian antiquity case
Controversy over statue which dates from 1850-1720 BC
Drouot reports 14% increase in turnover after another strong year in the market
End of auction monopoly still awaited
Pinault copies Arnault and buys French auctioneers Etude Tajan
Owner of Christie's bids high and wins big
Partnerships in the French auction market
Commissaire-priseurs unite in preparation for 1998
Cautious sales in a buoyant French auction market
Good pickings for private collectors at Drouot auctions
Is the French art market subject to enough regulation?
A recent symposium at the Crédit Municipal examined ways in which the market could be improved