NewsAuctions
Phillips and Bonhams see strong sales on smaller lots
The auction houses' bottom lines suffered from unsold lots in their contemporary sales, continuing a trend of top-lot discernment during New York’s fall sales
NewsArt market
Hockney sets new auction record for a living artist, but were strings pulled behind the no-reserve sale?
The Yorkshireman's 1970s Californian scene, Portrait of an Artist, sold on the nose at $80m at Christie's in New York last night
PreviewArt market
Latin American art gets a boost on the auction block
Including the region’s art in broader sales has been a positive move for some artists' sales
NewsAuctions
Nobel Prize-winning doctor’s painting of the lab where he discovered insulin goes on sale in Toronto
Dr Frederick Banting wanted to take up art full-time, but he was killed in a plane crash during the Second World War
NewsArt market
African American artists sweep Sotheby’s contemporary evening sale in New York
With only two lots unsold, the auction house nets $362.6m in evening of avid bidding
PreviewArt market
How high will Hockney go and can his soaring market last?
A double pool portrait, estimated at $80m and offered at Christie’s with no reserve, could set a record for the most expensive work by a living artist
NewsArt market
Record $91.9m sale of Edward Hopper’s Chop Suey buoys confidence at Christie’s American art sale
At $317.8m, the Ebsworth evening sale becomes one of the top five most valuable collections ever sold at auction
NewsArt market
Top lots go unsold at New York's Impressionist and Modern sales, proving a discerning but 'not doomsday' market
Monet carries Christie's evening sale while a Magritte shines at Sotheby's, marking an auction record for the Surrealist painter
AnalysisArt market
Performance art finds its voice at Independent Brussels
Contemporary fair has reinvented itself after scaling back and moving to a November slot, although it has lost some big name exhibitors
AnalysisArt market
Tiny, but rich: Luxembourg pushes for more presence in art market
It may be known as a haven, but buyers in the grand duchy pay 17% tax, fair director says
NewsArt market
Mayfair Fine Art administrators struggle to trace paintings linked to money-laundering scandal
Two works supposedly owned by bankrupt company, whose director Matthew Green resigned in February following FBI sting operation, are "apparently" in Dubai
NewsArt market
Guarantees: the next big art market scandal?
Third-party auction deals have made some people very rich—but they may be bad for the market in the long run
CommentArt market
Common mistakes of rookie auction guarantors
Guarantees can be lucrative, but in the face of savvy competition, novices can get burnt when backing works as a third-party
NewsArt market
Ambitious estimates hamper Christie's $279.2m Impressionist and Modern art sale as Van Gogh goes unsold but Monet is on the money
New York auction topped by Monet's Le bassin aux nymphaés, sold to an Asian buyer at $31.8m
NewsAuction record
Holy grail of folk ceramics made by 19th-century snake handler breaks auction record
The “snake jug” shattered the previous record for Anna Pottery, a niche favourite of Americana collectors
PreviewArt market
What to watch on the block during New York's fall sales
Lesser known lots still hold plenty of hammer potential
NewsArt market
Russian billionaire Dmitri Rybolovlev charged in corruption probe brought by Monaco police
The formal investigation follows his detainment earlier this week related to an ongoing spat with the art dealer Yves Bouvier
CommentAuctions
Contemporary art’s value may be on the rise, but it comes at a greater cost
Chicago’s aborted effort to sell Kerry James Marshall’s public work teaches us something about the transactional nature of today’s culture
NewsLaw
US court orders collector to repay Sotheby’s $1.2m for Parmigianino fake
The judgement comes after two experts found the painting was made with modern synthetic pigments
PreviewArt market
Shanghai’s two rapidly expanding fairs—Art021 and West Bund Art and Design—are attracting dealers despite China's slowing economy
Galleries are also seemingly undeterred by tussles between Presidents Trump and Xi Jinping
CommentSport
What is a football club doing at an art fair?
It's not just about money—credibility is a factor too
AnalysisArt market
Paris versus Shanghai: photo fairs old and new compared
Despite censorship, China’s appetite for photography is growing but Paris Photo remains pre-eminent
NewsArt market
Tefaf drops dealers and auction house specialists from vetting committees
Move brings Dutch and New York art fairs in line with each other
NewsArt market
Art dealers across the US are mobilising in support of Democrats ahead of US mid-term elections
Galleries in New York and Los Angeles make the most of their cultural and financial capital
NewsArt market
Kerry James Marshall painting created for Chicago library withdrawn from Christie’s auction
Knowledge and Wonder was estimated to sell for more than $10m, but Chicago’s mayor had a change of heart
NewsArt market
A record-setting $30.1m sale of an Assyrian relief at Christie's raises red flags
The 31 October sale has prompted calls for repatriation and criticism of the seller, highlighting the gap between art ethics and law
NewsArt market
Art Basel owner backs off from its regional fairs
MCH Group is selling its stakes in Art Düsseldorf and India Art Fair and will pull out of Singapore’s Art SG
AnalysisArt market
Witchy works cast a spell at Turin's Artissima art fair
Feminine power and the occult permeate the Italian event and the city beyond
PreviewArt market
Private View: our pick of November gallery shows
From a two-venue show of Albert Oehlen's abstract works in Paris to a Bridget Riley retrospective in Los Angeles, here are the gallery shows to see
NewsArt market
Tefaf New York Fall proves a ‘chocolate box’ of a fair, though sales lack Maastricht’s urgency
Key Old Master European works were quick to sell while US-based dealers offer a more 'local flavour'
BlogLinda on the loose
Art-induced whiplash at TEFAF New York
A dizzying mix of antique oddities and gems attract browsers to the city's third iteration of the fair
NewsArt market
Villa Grisebach to sell founder’s collection to raise funds for new Museum of Exile
Two-day auction will include works by Picasso, Matisse, Egon Schiele, collected by Bernd Schultz over six decades
PreviewArt market
Could sales slow at Artbo as political conservatism deepens in Colombia?
The divisive election of conservative president Iván Duque in August and resulting political tension may stymie sales at Bogotá's Artbo
AnalysisArt market
Will the market for AI art take off?
With no auction precedent and little primary market data, Christie's sale of a work made by an algorithm tests demand
AnalysisDigital art
Who needs artists? Rise in works made by AI raises real questions for the art market
A new portrait produced by an algorithm, expected to sell for around $10,000 at Christie’s, prompts new debates over authorship
AnalysisFiac
Art world figures at Fiac reveal the main challenges they face today
From fair fatigue to unearthing new talent, gallerists and collectors at the Paris event share their concerns
NewsArt market
Christie's to offer major works from the Klapper collection that could fetch more than $50m
The 20-lot sale spans the auction house's New York and London locations and includes works ranging from Old Master paintings to a Monet
PreviewArt market
Can an increase in two-artist booths spur sales at Paris's Fiac?
Artist pairings have grown in popularity for this year's edition of the fair at the Grand Palais
NewsArt market
Galleries on New York's Lower East Side band together to boost foot traffic
More than 20 galleries will participate in the inaugural LES Art Week, launching 17 October
NewsArt market
Trio of deaccessioned Georgia O’Keeffe paintings could make over $30m at Sotheby's
Modernist works from the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum will be offered in New York in November
NewsArt market
Eric Albada Jelgersma's Old Master collection estimated to make over £26m at Christie's
Pair of portraits by Frans Hals expected to lead two-day sale of collection of Dutch entrepreneur, who was advised by the dealer Robert Noortman
NewsArt market
Stolen painting shown on BBC Antiques Roadshow in 1988 now held in limbo at Christie’s
Auction house sold the painting by Emma Sandys for £62,500 earlier this year, but now 19th century work is caught up in a legal battle
AnalysisArt market
Is Hong Kong 'the problem solver for the global art industry'? Fine Art Asia's director thinks so
Andy Hei says tax advantages and broad Asian clientele help keep city's edge of Mainland China—but he is not deterred from holding Beijing fair this month
BlogAdventures with Van Gogh
Van Gogh's garden painting set to make $40m auction record for Paris period
Now being sold by a London-based collector at Christie's New York, the work will probably go to Japan or China
NewsArt market
Major Ebsworth Collection sale at Christie’s marks the first blockchain-recorded auction
Estimated at $300m, the sale of American Modernist masterpieces will be digitally encrypted by the blockchain startup Artory
NewsAuctions
Banksy renames shredded painting Love Is In the Bin as work sells to winning bidder after a week of negotiation
Girl With Balloon canvas ‘self-destructed’ live at Sotheby’s last week in one of the most publicised stunts in auction history
NewsArt market
Abraaj Group liquidators to sell 200 works from art collection at Bonhams
Middle Eastern and South Asian works owned by embattled Dubai-based private equity firm carry much lower estimates than prices paid a decade ago
CommentArt market
The all-powerful market is sounding the death knell for connoisseurship
Today, art history is increasingly being written by dealers and auctioneers to suit their own purpose
InterviewArt market
Gallery grit: Paula Cooper reflects on 50 years of business
The pioneering New York dealer says the art market is a "different world” to when she launched her gallery
NewsArt market
Plucky Brits: Banksy self-destructs and Jenny Saville makes £9.5m record for a living female artist
Just when we thought Frieze week was all over, twists and turns provide high drama at Sotheby’s contemporary evening sale on Friday night
NewsFrieze London 2018
Wasteful art world gets ready to clean up its act
Shipping firms seek to replace single-use crates
InterviewFrieze London 2018
Confessions of a dealer: Franck Prazan
We speak to the director of Paris's Applicat-Prazan gallery about dealers in denial and the pleasures of Pink Floyd
NewsFrieze London 2018
Contemporary art market cools as confidence drops
Brexit and Trump's trade war with China are affecting the mood of buyers
NewsArt market
British artists dominate Christie's patchy £71.1m sale, as over-priced Koons and Richter fail to sell
Francis Bacon's lighter depiction of George Dyer leads auction at £17.5m, with strong prices for Hurvin Anderson, Bridget Riley and Albert Oehlen
FeatureFrieze London 2018
Contemporary galleries start looking to the next generation
The gallery gene does not normally survive beyond one generation, so how can contemporary art galleries survive their founders and keep their edge?
Podcast
Frieze special: the fair and the top shows, with Doris Salcedo and Ragnar Kjartansson
We talk to the art market specialist Melanie Gerlis about the fair, to Doris Salcedo and Ragnar Kjartansson about their shows, Massimiliano Gioni about the New Museum’s video-art pop-up in London—and much more. Produced in association with Bonhams, auctioneers since 1793.
NewsFrieze London 2018
Mega-galleries bank on Chinese art at Frieze
Trend follows dealers’ move into Eastern market
FeatureFrieze London 2018
Social Work: eight dissenting female artists feature in Frieze London’s new section
Work that challenged male-dominated art world of the 1980s and 1990s on show as UK marks centenary of women's suffrage
CommentFrieze London 2018
Interested in a square inch of a Warhol? Fractional ownership hits the art market
A growing number of new investment platforms are touting the concept
NewsFrieze London 2018
Frieze London fights gender gap—but how many female artists are at the fair?
Fair focuses on women but market still favours men
NewsFrieze London 2018
Done deals: what's selling in London this week
Follow our tweets tagged #TANsalestally for notable purchases from Frieze and the surrounding fairs
NewsArt market
Russian billionaire Rybolovlev sues Sotheby’s for $380m in fraud damages
The mega-collector’s latest lawsuit, filed in New York, escalates his three-year legal feud with Swiss dealer Yves Bouvier
PreviewArt market
Frieze 2018 reveals strong UK-South African ties
South African artists are enjoying a growth in overseas interest, as seen in London this month
NewsArt market
Damien Hirst scales back business activities to focus on making art
The former YBA has laid off 50 staff and bought a £40m studio in Soho, opening next year
NewsArt fairs
Art Berlin's debut in former Tempelhof airport is a homegrown hit
Galleries and collectors praised fair's new location but visitors remain largely German
NewsArt market
At Expo Chicago, a ‘slow burn’ of interest from collectors
Exhibitors benefit from the curatorial heft of local art institutions
NewsArt market
‘Oversaturated’ Berlin loses two more galleries
Exile gallery has moved to Vienna, while Gillmeier Rech closes
NewsArt market
Nan Goldin signs up with Marian Goodman Gallery
The photographer and anti-opioid activist will show works at Frieze and Fiac
CommentArt market
Will the UK be able to take part in antiquities busts after Brexit?
Nineteen of the accused in Operation Demetra face trial in December, while the alleged UK mastermind awaits extradition
Anna Somers Cocks