An exhibition in New York spotlights an intriguing episode in trade history , in which an influx of foreign artists to Rome prompted everyone from barbers to lawyers in the city to develop side hustles as art dealers

In the Angolan artist’s show at MoMA PS1, she uses wooden sculpture and found furniture to question the legacies of postcolonialism and globalisation

An exhibition that is solid gold, Sargent’s scandalous time in Paris and the Morgan Library and Museum’s promised gifts are some of the highlights taking place during the fair

The 90-year-old Manhattan institution—historic home of the industrialist Henry Clay Frick—opens a new chapter, expanding gallery space and inviting the public into the Frick family’s former living quarters for the first time

With buyers taking prints more seriously, publishers, collectors and dealers are embracing the unique commercial advantages of editioned works

Transhistorical shows, often pairing Old Masters with contemporary art, are frequently critical successes but the commercial benefits are less obvious

Museums, universities and other art organisations have tapped into the enduring fascination with forgeries for pedagogic purposes

Our exclusive analysis of auction records in Paris until 1850 reveals around 500 sales of works by women, and striking parallels to the art trade today