Slim auctions at Christie's and Sotheby's saw a rediscovered Quentin Metsys and a modestly priced Botticelli come to the block

The almost certain Labour victory could have major impact on art buyers, who were restrained during the summer season

The painting previously sold at Christie’s for £254,500

The work, to be auctioned at Sotheby’s today, was one of more than 2,500 held as collateral and sold, shortly before the Nazi invasion, by the Dutch bank Lisser & Rosenkranz

Austin gallerists boosting local art scene with joint collectors’ circle

This month 70 galleries will gather at Pacifico Yokohama, hoping to access Japan’s “incredible domestic wealth”

The Venetian master's exquisite early depiction of the Holy Family, once recovered in a bag at a bus-stop seven years after being stolen from Longleat House, is estimated to fetch £15m-£25m in London sale

Elaine Holt has been appointed as the deputy chair of Sotheby's Asia, while six other specialists across locations have received title changes

Bright spots in the heavily guaranteed auction included a £15m Basquiat and competition for the collection of Ralph I. Goldenberg

The longtime New York dealers will transition to a “project-based advisory” programme

The new location at 83 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré will offer 30% more exhibition space

Moore will advise on the forthcoming, arts-centric edition of the festival in his new role as culture lead of private equity firm Panarae

Pricier to attend than prestigious fairs such as Art Basel, and with a cap on visitor numbers, the event at Lake Como in Italy highlights a lucrative market niche

Sales volumes have hit a record high, with art at lower price levels particularly popular

The 32-year-old London-based artist says she is still working it all out while collectors rush in

Conservation has revealed the extensive changes Rubens made to a work originally by Herri Met de Bles

The painter, who features in a major Black figurative painting survey at the Kunstmuseum Basel, discusses his growing collection

Moore, who is also an executive producer on the series, will star as art restorer Dianne Modestini

Bank of America surveyed more than 1,000 US citizens with more than $3m in assets for their poll of high-net-worth individuals

The Manhattan District Attorney's Office has charged the owners of Merces Gallery with selling prohibited animal products online

The dealer, who died in Paris “after a brief illness”, represented many of the most ambitious contemporary artists of the past half-century

Fabricant’s wife Laura Paulson, a former Christie's rainmaker who helped launch Gagosian Art Advisory, has also left

We find out what this year's fair says about the state of the art market. Plus, the veteran journalist Lynn Barber tells us about her encounters with artists and we discover a forgotten master of Neo-Classical art

Freewheeling art project has moved to a farm, while Art Basel repositions for a new generation of collectors

Susanna Blunt alleges the dealer Benjamin Lumb promised to compensate her for a stolen piece and knocked over several works in a “domino effect”

Insiders say that today’s market is “hard to describe, very hard to decipher”

VIPs prove that they came to town to buy, not just to “eat the sausage in the courtyard”

The fair debuted in 2023 on the same dates and in the same building as The Armory Show

Reduced value, mixed results dent idea of contemporary art as investable asset

Venerable brand looks to refresh its image with late-night venue and revamp of outdoor Parcours section