Object lessons
Lalanne mirrors owned by Yves Saint Laurent and a classic Diane Arbus photo: our pick of the April auctions
Plus, Konstantin Andreevich Somov's birch trees and rhinoceros after Dürer are on sale this month
A Francis Bacon self-portrait and a Surrealist avian painting: our pick of the March auctions
Our pick of the highlights from the March auctions
An Artemisia Gentileschi self-portrait and Judy Chicago’s Scottish queen: our pick of the February auctions
Plus, Rembrandt’s sleepy lion and a late Redon
Winslow Homer’s mountaineer and Bob Ross's valley view: our pick of the January auctions
Plus, a tapestry by Otobong Nkanga and Claes Oldenburg’s electric plug are on sale this month
A crystal Fabergé egg set to break records and a hippo with a bar in its belly: our pick of the December auctions
Plus, versions of famous images by Bruegel and L.S. Lowry are on sale this month
A Husain horse painting, a portrait of Max Ernst’s soulful dog, and a Fini cat mask: our pick of the September auctions and fairs
Animals are the stars of this month’s auction and fair highlights
A Clara Peeters self-portrait and the only work for which Gandhi posed are among this summer’s auction highlights
Plus, a tense landscape by Max Beckmann and nudes by Philip Pearlstein
A rare dining set by Claude Lalanne and a childhood portrait of the Dalai Lama: our pick of the June auctions
Plus, an early Western view of India and an “illuminating” Giacometti lightpost
A young Richter’s painting of an even younger Polke and a once-grimy Brazilian landscape by Frans Post: our pick of the May auctions
Plus, Andy Warhol's “Big Electric Chair” and a Fernando Botero nude
A Robert Frank photo he saw as ‘threatening’ and a ghostly Dalí painting: our pick of the April auctions
Plus Dürer’s engraving of Nemesis and a painting by one of China’s greatest Modern artists
A sister canvas to Lisa Brice’s record-setter, and Picasso’s male gaze: our pick of the March auctions
Plus, a rare trio of paintings by Surrealist Paul Delvaux, and a watercolour of an Egyptian soirée by John Frederick Lewis
A cheery Keith Haring flag and a serene drawing by Caspar David Friedrich: our pick of the February sales
Plus a dreamy Symbolist painting and a Cuban cityscape
An equestrian painting with a newly discovered secret and postage stamps worth framing: our pick of the December sales
Plus a a little-known Botticelli and a sleek, Modernist ceramic bowl
An erotic Poussin painting and an early version of the Statue of Liberty: our pick of the November sales
Plus, some all-American nostalgia and a classic Dorothy Bohm photograph
A disembodied Marilyn Monroe and a vibrant De Kooning from the collection of Eric Clapton: our pick of the October sales
Plus, a colourful Magritte painting and a Simone Baltaxé tapestry
A rarely-seen Whistler portrait and a sculpture inspired by quantum physics: our pick of the September sales
Plus, a painting by a key figure of Modern Indian art and a newly discovered work by Ben Enwonwu
Summer auction highlights: from an ant by Escher to a Botticelli baby
Our pick of the best objects up for sale in London and New York
The Tefaf New York wish list: objects to suit every collector’s taste
Prehistoric pottery, a ceremonial dance mask and a blue-chip rocking chair are among this year’s gems
A possibly record-breaking painting by Martin Wong and a woollen work by John Olsen: our pick of the May sales
Plus, a $20m-$30m Fontana and a painting from Basquiat’s most valuable year
From long-lost portrait by Gustav Klimt to a painting by the ‘Persian Picasso’: our pick of the April sales
Plus, a mid-career painting by African American artist Hughie Lee-Smith
From a rare auction sighting of a Blue Period Picasso to a rediscovered Turner: our pick of the March sales
Plus, a painting to celebrate Francis Newton Souza’s centenary
From a rediscovered painting by the Flemish Baroque artist Michael Sweerts to Blinky Palermo's last work: our pick of December's auctions
Plus, a small biblical scene by Rembrandt and a Hever Roman marble
From a prehistoric ivory head to a painting once owned by Barbara Walters: our pick of November’s auctions and fairs
Plus, an expressive Fragonard and an Ed Ruscha text work from the Emily Fisher Landau collection
From a tender portrait of Gauguin’s son to a 17th-century Leonardo manuscript: our pick of October's auctions
Plus, a first-century Roman cameo and a gilt bronze statue from Tibet
A sculpture consigned by Gérard Depardieu and a Chinese vase with dragon fish handles: our pick of September's auctions
Plus a painting by Hedda Sterne, one of the few women to make her mark in New York’s Abstract Expressionism movement
A crucifixion by Fra Angelico and a Félix Vallotton that belonged to actor Peter Ustinov are among our picks of the July sales
Plus one of only four paintings by the 15th century Master of the Baroncelli portraits
From a relic from Gabon to a Fauvist beach: our pick of the highlights from June's sales
Plus imposing heads by Giacometti
From the world’s most expensive Bible to Andy Warhol's portrait of O.J. Simpson: our pick of the highlights from May's sales
Plus, the poems that became sculptures
From a homoerotic Marsden Hartley to a Yoshitomo Nara painting of Michael Jackson: our pick of the highlights from April's sales
Plus, dramatic scenes from the Iliad and a delicate Modigliani head
From a rediscovered Montelupo statue to a never publicly displayed Richter painting: our pick of the highlights from March's sales
Plus, a painting by an overlooked Surrealist woman artist, and a postcard by M.F. Husain, made for a friend over tea and kebabs