The inaugural sale made $17m last month

Joe Roseman, former head of economics at Moore Capital and author of Swag: Alternative Assets for the Coming Decade

A new breed of buyer is crossing over from modern and contemporary art and acquiring the top pieces in every field

Record price for early work sends late graffiti artist into “super blue-chip” territory as demand—and prices—soar

Founder declares that hostile takeover bid has been defeated, but opponents are regrouping

Set of sheep sell for $746,500

Documenta, Manifesta, La Triennale and the Kiev Biennale strike a different tone to the art market

A 'more selective' preview is planned for this year to avoid last year's melee, but many of the same faces have returned

The family of the artist Richard Diebenkorn says it alerted the gallery to fakes before they were sold

While ancient art and ceramics remain popular, Contemporary Chinese art is taking off at home, and buyers outside the mainland are slowly looking toward Western art

Sotheby’s goes west as art centres spring up beyond the traditional coastal base

Auction houses experience surprisingly high demand as the most expensive living Spanish artist has his best year yet

After seeming to grow cool on his Chinese venture, the collector is now staging numerous shows and branching into Indian art

After the first sale fell through, the seal's second buyer gets a bargain

In 2011, he was given six years jail time for what was then understood to be a much smaller number of reproductions

Many dealers reported mixed results from the fair

Members will have opportunities to go on excursions to European art capitals

The authenticity of Jeune Fille aux Cheveux Noirs is questioned, but only by some experts

VIP Art Fair expands its business model and improves technology, but big-name dealers are unconvinced

Nahmads say the contested painting belongs to another organisation

Argentina, Mexico and Brazil could be the future for a field struggling with limited supply

Peaks for best modern and contemporary artists High prices for works by Miró, Bacon, Moore and Richter are reminiscent of the boom

A legal case brought against Sotheby’s by a major Greek collector could be the tip of the iceberg

Despite reservations, the former oncologist and “fierce” collector has become a dealer in contemporary art

The works were supposedly from the artist’s family and "rediscovered"

The days when buyers would pay top prices for any work seem to be over, as a maturing market becomes more selective and sensitive to change in the global economy

New technology is shedding light on an Old Master as the prolific, multi-talented artist enjoys a renaissance

Several leading US museums took the opportunity to add to their collections of Latin American art