NewsArt market
Bid me up before you go-go: sun goes down on George Michael’s art collection at Christie’s
Buyers have faith in Tracey Emin who leads the white glove, YBA-heavy sale, but Damien Hirst’s market continues to soften
PreviewArt fairs
From a change in sponsorship to new directorship, Art Dubai prepares to open after year of upheaval
Co-directors Pablo de Val and Chloe Vaitsou reshuffle the fair's layout and focus on art from the Global South with guest stars from Latin America
NewsArt market
Powerful collectors open up in Tefaf Maastricht's Chinese art market report
New study, released today, covers 40-year history of the country's market and reveals many private art museums run at a loss
PreviewArt market
Asia Week’s 10th anniversary brings classic and contemporary offerings
Our picks of highlights from commercial galleries participating in the event
NewsBob and Roberta Smith
Bob and Roberta Smith protests Hertfordshire County Council's decision to auction off art collection
Works by Carel Weight and Julian Trevelyan are among those to be sold at Cheffins auction house
NewsArt market
Jean-Claude Juncker dismisses claims that freeports are ‘systematically used to commit fraud’
European Commission president rebuffs German MEP Wolf Klinz's demand for a proper investigation into the management of Le Freeport Luxembourg
PreviewTEFAF Maastricht 2019
Still life thrives and Group Zero nails it: expert collecting guides for Tefaf Maastricht
Dealers tell us the hot trends and what to buy at the Dutch fair
AnalysisTEFAF Maastricht 2019
Tefaf Maastricht overhauls Modern art section in battle to stay on top in changing market
Loss of some regular exhibitors in favour of blue-chip contemporary art galleries is the latest in a string of changes to the venerable Dutch fair
NewsTEFAF Maastricht 2019
Savoy-Sarr report fails to dent tribal market, says Tefaf exhibitor
Didier Claes, who was consulted for the restitution report commissioned by French president Emmanuel Macron, says it has invigorated the market for African art
BlogTEFAF Maastricht 2019
Spoonfuls of brie and G&T fishbowls—how to gain the Maastricht inch
Tefaf exhibitors know their food, drink and naked saunas, so here is their guide to the most indulgent spots in the Dutch city
NewsArt market
Galleries are focusing on female artists to tackle the industry's gender divide
Dealers are attempting to redress the balance as report shows that women continue to be underrepresented
NewsLyon & Turnbull
Contemporary works from London charity to be sold at inaugural Lyon and Turnbull modern auction
The proceeds of the auction will go towards a fundraising campaign which helps those affected by homelessness in London
NewsArt market
Frieze shareholder Endeavor returns $400m investment to Saudi Arabia
Sport and entertainment group severs ties with the kingdom’s leaders after murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi
NewsArt market
Gerhard Richter’s jet fighter painting finally takes off at Phillips after bumpy legal battle
After previous buyer defaulted on paying for the work in 2016, painting sold in London for £15.5m in a significantly smaller auction compared with 2018
FeatureCollecting
Hustlers with a habit: what five Tefaf exhibitors collect and why
From Dinky toys to Old Masters, dealers share what objects take their fancy
NewsArt market
Smaller galleries rely on just one artist for almost half their income, Art Basel and UBS Global Art Market Report finds
Gender parity and behaviour of high net worth collectors are focuses of the study, which calculates market grew to $67.4bn in 2018
NewsArt market
Sales at New York’s Armory Show prove more stable than its venue
After the fair's last-minute relocation that displaced Volta from Pier 90, exhibitors from both fairs credit 'generous' community support for good business
NewsArt market
Richard Saltoun will donate a portion of his sales at Independent New York to support the all-female exhibition space A.I.R. Gallery
Founded in 1972 to support women artists, the non-profit gallery will use the proceeds to fund its fellowship programme
AnalysisAuctions
Hockney double portrait sells for £37.7m, accounting for half of Christie’s contemporary sale in London
Overall results are down 42.7% on last year, but European buying remains strong despite Brexit
NewsArt market
Sotheby's puts female artists first in contemporary sale, but men still end up on top
Jenny Saville's Juncture sells for £5.4m and records set for Rebecca Warren and Nigerian artist Toyin Ojih Odutola, but Jean-Michel Basquiat still leads prices
NewsArt market
Getting Old Masters' sexy back: Colnaghi to take over Venetian abbey for Biennale show
London-based gallery will team up with interior designer Chahan to create "home of a 21st-century Grand Tourist" in the medieval Abbazia di San Gregorio
CommentArt market
Vexed issue of vetting: force for good or conflict of interests?
Tefaf Maastricht's removal of art trade professionals as voting members of its vetting committee raises the wider question of the role of self-policing by fairs
NewsArt market
Blain Southern to open in New York
British art dealers will open in Cheim & Read's former Chelsea space in May with a show of Malian artist Abdoulaye Konaté
NewsArt market
New York’s fair landscape is in flux as Armory Week kicks off
Armory Show shifts venues, causing the cancellation of Volta and the emergency launch of Plan B, revealing the stakes for commercial art platforms are rising
AnalysisArco
Arco provides lifeline for South American dealers
Political turmoil and economic crisis keep collectors away from countries such as Venezuela, so galleries rely more on fairs
NewsArt market
London's Masterpiece fair to expand to Hong Kong with Fine Art Asia
After announcing it would launch new international events in 2017, London fair takes cautious approach with pavilion within existing fair this October
PreviewArt market
Collaboration is key at New York's ADAA Art Show
Co-presentations and “collegiality” prove strengths of the 31st edition, which runs through 3 March
NewsArt market
Sotheby's sales up 16% in 2018 thanks to $1bn private sales boost
Auction house reports $6.4bn in total sales last year, while finance chief Mike Goss says guarantees will not be used "at a particularly high level" in future
NewsArt market
The good, the pricey and the Surreal: Monet flops while Signac glows at Christie's sale
Impressionist, Modern and Surrealist art auction makes second highest total for Christie's London at £165.4m, but much of overpriced collection goes unsold
NewsArt market
Keep the Monet flowing: trim but efficient Sotheby's sale starts London's pre-Brexit Impressionist and Modern art week
£63m auction total is half that of last year, but bidding from Asia and Russia helps make new record for Oskar Schlemmer and a Venetian view by Monet
NewsObject lessons
Object lessons: from Egon Schiele's nod to Gustav Klimt to black magic by René Magritte
Our highlights from upcoming fairs and auctions
NewsArt market
Blue chip galleries partner with London's Selfridges store to sell art
Shop's programme highlights Crossrail artists’ commissions including Chantal Joffe, Yayoi Kusama and Darren Almond
NewsArt market
Tefaf and Artvest tussle over management of New York fairs
Papers show Tefaf sought New York Supreme Court ruling releasing it from obligation to employ Artvest for bi-annual fairs
NewsArt market
Mary Boone's Manhattan galleries will close in April following her jail-time sentencing for tax fraud
Facing 30 months in prison beginning in May, the dealer calls herself the "Martha Stewart of the art world"
ReviewArt market
This is African art's Golden Age, but can 1-54 Marrakech help build a sustainable domestic clientele?
Western interest in contemporary works from the continent is at a high, but that can be a double-edged sword
NewsArt market
New York edition of Volta suspended as The Armory Show makes emergency decision to relocate to Pier 90
Unforeseen structural issues have forced a third of the Armory's exhibitors out of their planned Pier 94 space and into Volta's venue
NewsArt market
Economic growth spurs Africa’s art market—but slowly
Fledgling local client base and rising international interest fuel Cape Town and Marrakech shows
NewsLaw
French court fines Art Basel backer UBS €3.7bn for tax evasion and money laundering
The conviction follows a seven-year investigation into the Swiss banking giant by French authorities
NewsArt market
European Parliament calls for restitution overhaul
Resolution includes proposals for database of looted art, support for provenance research and exemptions from statutes of limitations
NewsMuseums
SFMoMA to sell a Rothko estimated at $35m to $50m
Proceeds would go toward acquisitions that “address art historical gaps’’
NewsArt market
'Saddened, humbled and heartbroken': Mary Boone sentenced to 30 months in jail for tax fraud
New York art dealer falsely claimed around $1.6m in personal expenses as tax-deductible business expenses in 2011
NewsCommercial galleries
David Kordansky doubles gallery space and expands diverse artist roster
Last year, the LA gallery took on Michael Williams, Fred Eversley, Huma Bhabha and Lauren Halsey as well as the estates of Tom of Finland and Betty Woodman
NewsFrieze Los Angeles
Art and entertainment worlds cosy up at Frieze Los Angeles
Having for years viewed each other with suspicion, relations between agencies and galleries may start warming up
NewsArt fairs
Will Frieze Los Angeles succeed where others have failed?
Shrugging away doubts, the city’s art dealers are cautiously optimistic of the fair’s future
NewsArt market
London art dealer Richard Green sued by US tycoon over €5m Old Master purchases
Gary Klesch claims undisclosed provenance led him to pay higher price for two paintings by Jan Brueghel the Elder and Salomon van Ruysdael
NewsArt market
'Piss artist' Andres Serrano buys Trump's wedding cake
Artist paid $1,880 for the mini chocolate cake, given as a favour at US President's marriage in 2005, but is tight-lipped about his plans for the baked good
NewsArt market
Smaller sales platforms spotlight artists without gallery representation during Mexico City’s fair week
Spaces like Salón ACME and Cinco Pisos en el Quinto offer a more ‘empathetic model’ as the region’s art market grows
NewsNazi loot
Max Stern: dealer's heirs still fighting for looted art justice
With works from the forced liquidation of his gallery by the Nazis still regularly turning up in Germany, two current restitution claims by his heirs could have major ramifications for all those seeking to recover looted art
NewsArt market
Economic policies introduced by Mexico’s new president have yet to dent dealers' sales at Zona Maco
Works at mid-tier price points are moving quickly at the 16th edition of the Mexico City fair, according to exhibitors
NewsArt market
'Rockefeller effect' contributes to Christie’s £5.3bn record total in 2018
Brexit not a factor in dip in auctions in Europe and the Middle East, says auction house's Emeri president Dirk Boll
NewsAuctions
The Fine Art Society closes Mayfair gallery after 142 years with 'emotional' sale at Sotheby’s
Sculpture of Peter Pan and painting by Gluck were among the stars of five-hour long auction
NewsCommercial galleries
Private View: our pick of February gallery shows around the world
New commercial gallery shows—from figuration to incarceration
NewsGalerie Bastian
Galerie Bastian opens new venues in London and Berlin
Former David Chipperfield-designed premises has been donated to Berlin's heritage foundation
NewsArt market
Enigmatic Gino De Dominicis subject of complex fakes investigation in Italy
Market for Italian artist’s works slows as police investigation into alleged forgeries scares off some collectors
NewsObject lessons
Object lessons: from a heart-shaped meteorite to a censored image of Joséphine Baker
Our highlights of works being sold over the next fortnight
NewsArt market
Drawings prove the main draw for collectors at New York’s Master Week sales
Sotheby’s sees strong sales for works on paper by Rubens and Carracci while interest in masterworks by female artists slowly rises
NewsArt market
Guggenheim deaccessions work by Zao Wou-Ki as the artist’s market swells
Following a $65m sale of the Chinese modernist’s work in October, Sotheby’s will offer an untitled work this spring to benefit the museum’s acquisition fund
AnalysisArt fairs
New report says South Asian gallery sales are on the rise but does that ring true at India Art Fair?
Speculative buying in the region has also increased, ArtTactic’s 2019 South Asian Art Market Report concludes
NewsArt market
The Armory Show offers a free booth to emerging galleries to celebrate its 25-year legacy
The first recipient of the new Gramercy International Prize, Ramiken gallery, will present two artists at the 2019 edition of the fair
NewsCommercial galleries
New York’s scrapped L-train shutdown is an ‘emotional rollercoaster’ for Brooklyn-based galleries
Many art dealers have made tough business decisions over the last year as plans to repair the vital transportation link between Brooklyn and Manhattan shifted
NewsArt market
European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker must close tax loopholes at Luxembourg freeport, MEP says
German politician Wolf Klinz describes the art storage facility as “high risk” for money laundering and tax evasion
NewsArt market
Artgenève bridges Switzerland's language divide
Eighth edition of fair attracts more blue-chip and German-speaking Swiss galleries keen to meet Geneva's Francophone collectors
NewsFakes & copies
Hitler watercolours seized as suspected fakes
Three landscapes signed A. Hitler were offered for sale at Berlin’s Auktionshaus Kloss
ReviewArt market
Brafa fills a gap in the art fair market (yes, apparently there is one)
New exhibitors at Brussels event are targeting a strong European collector base seeking works priced under €1m
NewsArt market
New York’s Americana week reveals a generational shift in taste
Sales lag while demand for folk art is on the rise as Millennials move away from a ‘Home Alone’ aesthetic
NewsArt market
The Fine Art Group buys Falcon Fine Art as art finance industry consolidates
Terms and cost of the Falcon buy have not been revealed but deal includes the "purchase of over 10 loans” with borrowers in the EU, Australia and the US
NewsArt market
Gallery representation dwindles for 'established' female artists, new research finds
But while dead men dominate the market in the UK and US, it is women who top auction prices for African art
CommentArt market
Should galleries adopt the Tinder approach?
Dealers face a difficult marketplace and industry leaders say “engagement is the currency of the 21st century”
Melanie Gerlis