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Why you cannot trust dealers’ prices—or auction results either
In 2006 we reported that attempts to accurately measure the market are being thwarted by auction guarantees and private sales between tight-lipped collectors
Best results ever for Italian art at auction
An unnamed East European collector bought several works at both Sotheby’s and Christie’s
Sotheby’s Holbein will not be included in Tate show
Neither will the National Gallery’s Ambassadors which was judged too fragile to travel across London
Modern Indian art fetches top prices at Sotheby's
But older decorative arts of the subcontinent fail to excite buyers
“There is so much money in the market now that... price seems to be irrelevant”
Oil-rich private collectors are dominating the salerooms and pushing aside dealers and investment funds
$95m sale at Sotheby's ushers in new era of Picasso at Basel
An anonymous Russian collector's investment in Dora Maar au Chat has lead several important works to enter the market
Evidence of Getty Venus’s illicit origin shown to court
Trial of Marion True continues with more evidence against her presented in court
Dealer’s decision to break up William Blake album branded “philistine”
The Tate could not raise the money to buy this unique portfolio. Will a US museum save it before it is dispersed at Sotheby’s?
Parisian auction results buoyed by decorative arts
Most auctioneers reported increased sales in 2005
Impressionist art: unknown Russian buys $95m Picasso
New buyer beat established collectors at Sotheby’s impressionist and modern art sales in New York
November auctions of Important British Pictures failed to stir collectors leaving slew of unsold lots
Collectors shunned many 18th- and 19th-century works
Western collectors still paying highest prices for top lots of Asian art
While Chinese sustain the middle market for rare but flashy cinnabar, rhinoceros horn and cloisonné
Contemporary auction sales report: Boom continues, leading to some inexplicable results
One buyer pays against the odds for Sean Scully, while new records are set for Chilida, Hockney and Baselitz, among others
New Ukrainian buyer spends £12 million on Modern paintings
American buyers have returned and Asian collectors were also active
Two plump catalogues prove the major auction houses can drive the contemporary market
A week of new records will leave dealers wondering how to set their prices
Reynolds’ Portrait of Omai to remain in the UK, but in private hands
The painting which was bought at Sotheby's was banned from leaving the country - now what?
War provenance art: a growing source of supply in the market
Christie’s follows Sotheby’s and appoints a director of restitution
London Impressionist and Modern art sales report: Modigliani and Matisse overtake soft-focus Impressionists
Renoir, Sisley, Pissarro and Degas are yesterday’s stars
Contemporary auction sales report: British art makes the great leap
Bacon and Auerbach triumphed as Sotheby’s and Christie’s racked up impressive totals
1933-1948—the dangerous years: how Sotheby's check art for tainted provenance
A Sotheby’s lawyer describes the work of its provenance research team
The market for Irish art has matured: collectors are buying more selectively and hunting for bargains
Yeats and Orpen run out of steam
British auction houses develop ties with Cambodia
Sotheby's and Christie'shave been working with Cambodian authorities and organisations in the art world
¡Viva España! Spanish market comes of age alongside strengthening economy
Interest in the field is surging as new collectors enter the fray
Rothschild sale brought British collectors out
Sotheby's sale lands within estimate at £1.3 million
New York auction season report: Strong bidding, powerful prices
Sotheby’s cuts losses, sells London Institute
Strong demand for Old Master paintings from private collectors boosted prices in summer sales
Rediscovered Rembrandt made £6.9 million
Both Christie’s and Sotheby’s walk away from their contemporary sales claiming to have bettered their rival
Sotheby’s scored a superior strike rate, but marginally lower proceeds
Contemporary sales report: Storm warnings prove inaccurate
Problematic Warhols hinder Christie’s but Sotheby’s sparkles with Richter Riley, Barceló and Flanaghan
Sotheby’s to close online art sales site in May
Just a year after Sotheby’s announced a strategic alliance with the giant auction site eBay, it has thrown in the towel and will stop online sales of art and antiques, from May
The supply of surrealism on the art market means that collectors can still tap into this movement
The Surrealism sections of the February sales in London were the only to produce sparkling results