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New French art market report finds auction sales dropped 19.5% to $25.5bn in 2020
The Conseil des Ventes Volontaires concludes that China dominates global auctions, accounting for $8.6bn of sales and 35% of the worldwide market
NewsArt market
Social media replaces fairs as the third most successful sales channel for galleries in 2020, study reveals
Websites have replaced walk-ins as the second best way to sell art, but staying in top position is outreach to existing clients, according to Artsy Gallery Insights 2021 Report
NewsArt market
Instagram rules but don't expect loyalty: new report analyses our online art buying behaviour
The latest Hiscox Online Art Trade Report found that online only art sales at Sotheby’s, Christie’s and Phillips more than tripled at $597m
NewsArt market
Female artists outperform men when their work returns to auction, report finds
A data study by Sotheby's Mei Moses reveals a 73% increase for work by women in repeat sales, while male artists lagged at 8%
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
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
CommentArt market
Why the Christie's and Sotheby's duopoly is impregnable
The auction houses sell more than 80% of works priced over $1m at auction—can an underdog ever wrestle market share away from them?
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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'
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
AnalysisArt market
Fair’s fair? The murky world of stand costs
Research by The Art Newspaper uncovers wide disparity in both fee structures and transparency
NewsArt market
Red tape is stifling German auctions
Stringent cultural heritage laws and bureaucracy are making consignments much harder to find
FeatureArt market
Blockchain: Hot stuff or hot air?
The technology offers the promise of a world in which a work of art’s provenance is held on a single database—if it lives up to the hype
AnalysisArt market
Rolling with the punches: how the art market bounced back
In 2008, Damien Hirst sold £111m of art as Lehman Brothers collapsed, triggering a financial crisis. A decade on, what has changed?
NewsArt market
Art dealers slam proposed European Union licence regulations
Revising import controls on cultural goods could impact negatively on trade, dealer organisations say
CommentArt Basel 2018
Could fairs publish sale prices? Don’t hold your breath
“For all the supposed desire for transparency, no one will make the first move”
NewsArt market
Online art market could stagnate unless transparency is improved, study finds
Annual Hiscox report estimates online market rose 12% to $4.22bn in 2017, but growth is slowing as platforms struggle to build trust and loyalty
AnalysisArt Basel Art Market Report
Top flight dealers reap rewards of a growing global art market, Art Basel report says
But the number of galleries opening over the past ten years has plummeted 87%
FeatureTEFAF Maastricht 2018
Big data meets Old Masters at Tefaf Maastricht
As artificial intelligence becomes more common, the market is embracing tools that might help to bring digital natives into the Golden Age
ArchiveArt market reports
Records tumble for post-war Italian artists
The colour white proves particularly popular as Sotheby’s expert heralds “a new dawn for Italian art”
ArchiveArt Basel
Standards are upheld at Art Basel 2014 with consistent sales throughout
Dealers seem to have come to terms with the pressures of showing at such a prestigious fair, and prepared well ahead of time
ArchivePoly Auction Beijing
Poly Culture moves to reassure shareholders
Auction house addresses concerns over non-payment, forgeries and army links
ArchiveArt Basel
Art Basel, the final stop that brings art fair marathon to a close
The fair is one of the final Modern and contemporary events this summer
ArchiveArt Basel
Dealers spark intrigue at Art Basel 2013 as 20th century masterpieces jostle alongside the contemporary
Art Basel '13 fair report
ArchiveArt Basel
Dealers' efforts pay off at Art Basel 2012 as buyers seem unruffled by economic troubles
Art Basel '12 fair report
ArchiveArt Basel
Dealers rewarded for advance preparation at this year's Art Basel
Art Basel Miami Beach '12 fair report
ArchiveArt Basel
Dealers have nothing to fear as crisis fails to impede sales at Art Basel 2011
The most expensive pieces may have been slow to sell, but otherwise it was as if the downturn never happened
ArchiveArt Basel
Collectors reveal appetite for the challenging rather than the expensive: Art Basel 2011
Art Basel '11 fair report
ArchiveArt market
Chinese auction data lacks credibility
Leading British university research questions saleroom reporting
ArchiveArt Basel in Miami Beach
Art Basel Miami shows evidence of maturing as lower price points make for a more liberal approach from collectors
Art Basel Miami Beach '10 fair report
ArchiveArt market
Key lots: Contemporary and post-war
Sarah Morris, Mark Bradford, and Andy Warhol are this season's London highlights
ArchiveArt market
Post-war and contemporary auction report: cautious but confident
Some good prices were made, but top quality works were relatively thin on the ground
ArchiveArt Basel
Art Basel 2010 sees raised confidence and strong sales, but less impulsivity from buyers
Art Basel '10 fair report
ArchiveDesign Miami
Dealers put safety first: Design Miami Basel 2010
There were still surprises in store
ArchiveArt Basel
Collectors at Art Basel vie for works by established artists
Art Basel '10 fair report
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Record-breaking Giacometti at Sotheby's evidence of extravagant spending to match soaring prices
'10 auction report observes revived market in London
ArchiveArt Basel
Confidence creeps back for collectors after reluctance of previous year: Art Basel Miami Beach 2009
A new layout might have left collectors feeling bemused but, in the mid-range at least, they were prepared to buy
ArchiveArt fairs
Dealers breathe easier as profits from Basel remain consistent
Buyers eschew risk-taking to pursue the commercial, while Design Miami/Basel benefits from a new location
ArchiveArt Basel
Art Basel 2009 dispels credit crunch blues with unprecedented surge in buying
No return to the boom, but is the worst really over so soon?
ArchiveBasel
Cool start for Bâlelatina, Basel’s “Hot Art” fair
The satellite fair nevertheless found its feet with its specialist area, Latin Art
ArchiveArt Basel in Miami Beach
Art Basel Miami Beach '07: Promising sales on Day 1 a reflection of firm market
Concerns about the impact of the tumultuous economy seem unwarranted as buyers crowd Basel
ArchiveDesign Miami
New Korean buyers responsible for most ostentatious purchases at Design Miami/Basel 2007
As the market becomes more international, Jean Prouvé and the Danish school enjoy a resurgence
ArchiveArt Basel in Miami Beach
Art Basel/Miami Beach 2006 sees the breakdown of the binary between functional and ornamental
There has has been talk of an unusually high proportion of sales, particularly of design pieces
ArchiveArt Basel
Art Basel 2006 was the best yet, but clients found inflated prices a concern
Art Basel '06 fair report
ArchiveArt Basel
Trend for newest art possible takes hold as dealers benefit from coordination with Biennale: Art Basel 2005
Art Basel '05 fair report
ArchiveArt market
Droit de suite is pushing art sales away from Europe
New report concludes that the levy mainly benefits artists’ estates
ArchiveArt Basel
Art Basel yields inconsistent profits for dealers as the cult of the new proves more potent than ever
Art Basel '04 fair report
ArchiveArt Basel in Miami Beach
Art Basel Miami Beach reinforces its position in the hierarchy with steady flow of sales after an unpromising start
Art Basel Miami Beach '04 fair report
ArchiveArt market
The world auction market for fine art has contracted sharply from August 2002 to July 2003, according to statistics just published in Britain and France
Volume and values are down, as are the number of lots valued at £1 million+ being sold
ArchiveArt market
New price guide charts the rises...and falls of artists at auction, we give you the best bits
Which artist went up 699% in five years?
ArchiveArt market
The status of British neo-romantic artist Keith Vaughan is rising, and so are the prices of his art
Prices are rising for the Modern British neo-romantic
ArchiveArt market
Eyestorm, the internet print publishing company, is financially thriving
Launched at the height of the internet boom in 1999, it has to date received $24 million of capital funding
ArchiveArt market
The Art Newspaper has selected ten pieces which have appeared on the art market over the past 10 years in this sales report
The supply of great art is slowing, but wonderful things still appear on the market
ArchiveFakes & copies
Fakes of archaic Chinese jades are flooding the market
A dealer sounds the alarm
ArchiveArt market
The mass gallery exodus from SoHo continues despite rumblings of a recession
Chelsea becomes the new home of many even as it becomes ever more expensive
ArchiveArt market
Winning and losing categories in the art market over the last 15 years
Which trends have gone up and which have gone down
ArchiveArt market
The UK art market: A £2.2 billion industry
Report from the British Art Market Federation shows the UK art market employs 50,000 people
CommentArt market
Art authentication is not an exact science
The process of art attribution has come under attack, with forgery scandals rampant
Jane Kallir