Supported by transformational new technology, the sector is ditching its traditional business model in favour of the luxury goods market

December auction generates less than half the total of last year's sale, with several lots failing to sell

Auction raised more than last year but supply still limited as Brexit-dominated general election looms

Immersive experiences define the most popular contemporary exhibitions, but where does this leave the commercial art world?

Painting depicting the Holy Family in an evening landscape has been owned by a Manhattan family for more than 60 years

Instagram power and the rise of the consumer collector are turning the art world upside down

Art is pitched as an asset class, but even big-name artists are not guaranteed to hold their value, let alone turn a profit

Panel depicting the Mocking of Christ will go on sale at French auction house, in collaboration with Eric Turquin, in October

The Vogels filled their modest apartment with contemporary art, but wage stagnation has seen the professional-classes squeezed out of this overheated market

Painting will be exhibited at Frieze Masters next month, after a "style of Botticelli" sleeper sold for over £6m at Zurich auction in June

Located on England’s south coast, the independent charity is collaborating with commercial galleries to mount exhibitions

During London's Classic Week, we take a look at what the same sum will buy you at either end of the art historical timeline