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Sotheby's James Stourton glazes over the more cut-throat tendencies of private collectors in new book
This account by the UK chairman of Sotheby’s is enthusiastic but superficial
Portrait of Bacon’s lover to be auctioned
Isabel Rawsthorne diptych on the block at Sotheby's
Photographer Peter Beard sues over forgeries at Sotheby’s
“Crude and brazen forgeries” of the artist's work are popping up in the market
Tax breaks fuel Korean sales
Buyers were active in recent auctions and three new art funds have been started
Dealer and critic head to head over Chubarov painting
Was the price forced up at Sotheby's sale?
Eighth year of strong Russian art sales in New York
This sales report demonstrates the intense interest in Russian late 19th-century classical paintings, early 20th-century modernist paintings, and Fabergé works
The art market is transforming, but auction house expansion into the contemporary primary market is a symptom of a wider pattern
Globalisation, competition, and massive price increases are forces behind a new market
Collector sells £15m Turner collection to buy Chinese contemporary art
Baron Ullens is acquiring new works for his Beijing gallery
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
From the archive | £16.2 million Vermeer led patchy sales
But major works failed to sell
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