New legislation eases movement of post-war Italian art out of the country, lifts restrictions on photography in state archives

As Christie’s chases new markets, the middle is a casualty. Where will the trade move?

Art world power players add their voices to the eulogy for the well-loved secondary saleroom

Inaugural Venice Glass Week will include more than 140 exhibitions on the delicate medium

Images, to be shown at Austin Desmond Fine Art, depict British artist with group of male friends on holiday at Pagham Beach in West Sussex

Chief executive Tad Smith hints at reining in costs through automation and efficiency cuts, and plans to grow jewellery, wine and art advisory businesses

Auction house cuts Dubai October series as it looks to “internationalise” the sector's market

Piasa’s dedicated sale will benefit island’s Le Centre d’art which was decimated in 2010 earthquake

Max Beckmann’s Birds’ Hell sells for a record £32m, with new highs also notched for Hannah Höch and Georges Vantongerloo

With three lots making over £20m with fees, Sotheby’s long-winded Impressionist & Modern Art auction improves on 2016 but falls just short of a stiff estimate

Our pick of highlights from this week's auctions and fairs

Our pick of highlights from this week's auctions and fairs

Our pick of highlights from this week's auctions and fairs

Our pick of highlights from this week's fairs and auctions

Our pick of highlights from this week's auctions

Our pick of highlights from this week's auctions

Our pick of highlights from this week's auctions

Our pick of highlights from the week's auctions and Paris Photo

Our pick of highlights from the week's auctions and Asian Art in London

In London, low estimates and favourable exchange rates boost contemporary profits… but at the Italian sales, fewer stand-out lots bring results down from last year’s high

The auction house aims to introduce buyers to artists who are not yet household names

Arte Povera artist's Code di Delfino led London auction, selling for £2.2m

These six works provide a taster of PAD’s tenth anniversary offerings, from Modern and decorative art to tribal art, antiquities and design

Our pick from this week's auctions in Paris and New York

Our pick of highlights from the week's auctions and art fairs

Dealers and auction houses stage selling shows during the art world's summer break