The seller says that the painting, titled A Young Girl in Furs, was authenticated by the Stockholm art valuation firm Atelje Catellani

State Hermitage Museum and Tretyakov are involved in arts centre in contested region

Amid melee at Rio's National Museum, museology students begin project to digitise the institution

Budget cuts and negligence blamed for the blaze

The arts park maintains momentum as Bernardo Paz appeals a nine-year sentence for laundering donations

Major loan show is based on 1985 display of the Italian artist organised by pioneering curator Harald Szeemann

On the anniversary, the artist reflects on the disaster and China's response

Association of Art Museum Directors launches scheme to provide undergraduate students from minority backgrounds with hands-on experience

Blue plaque installed on Grade-I-listed Isokon building honours the Modernist artists and architects

The museum's Michelangelo show drew more half a million visitors alone

Eight members of the family are being sued for helping to fuel the opioid epidemic through their pharmaceutical company

A photograph of a frightened child at the Mexican border shows the enduring power of images to effect political change

Hostile relations between Russia and the West following attempted poisoning of former MI6 spy may dampen bidding at London's Russian sales

The commission will fund the construction of a secondary school in the artist’s native Burkina Faso

Steep rise in foreign investment in Georgia and steady economic growth has prompted a “new generation of art buyers”, says director

London dealer Alison Jacques says the photograph was taken from last year's fair and another work was damaged due to temperature fluctuations

Fair expands into new pavilion at Somerset House and features new Augmented Reality experience from Canadian artist Edward Burtynsky

Image is no more contentious than those shared on the platforms by celebrities such as Kim Kardashian, supporters say

The heads of Christie's, Bonhams and Phillips speak on market shifts, challenges and why they believe their model will succeed

France's latest deal with the Kingdom reveals the close connection between culture and foreign affairs

We exclusively reveal the details of the plans for a “historic” collaboration

Ahead of the sale of the David and Peggy Rockefeller collection at Christie’s this week, the family's archivist examines their approach

Fair’s second edition attracts new high profile exhibitors, but some dealers complain that US expansion has prompted a departure from Dutch fair's historical roots

New shows at commercial galleries, from emerging names to rediscovered talent

Dealers will be compelled to verify identity of customers buying art for €10,000 or more

She will take over following last edition's €5.4m budget fiasco

Gillian Wearing talks about creating the first statue of a woman—and by a female artist—in Parliament Square

The Lega party—which may soon be in power—believes that Italy, through its culture, can lead the world

The US artist finds contemporary resonance in the 1940s novel

The complex saga started in June 2015 when the Beijing-based businessman Zhang Chang bought a work by Francis Bacon at Christie’s