Traditionally reserved for an artist’s greatest works, the term “masterpiece” now appears routinely in auction catalogues, and may just mean a work is good, novel—or expensive
We speak to the report’s author, Clare McAndrew, about its findings
Hilda Graetz sold 'Still Life With a Cup' to fund her new life in South Africa after her art dealer father died in a concentration camp
Sales were brisk at the VIP preview of the fair's 30th edition, but "jitters" can be felt against an uncertain geopolitical backdrop
From the Most Monumental to the Best Re-appraisal, a quintet of standouts not to be missed at the Art Dealers Association of America's annual fair
The Swiss artist is celebrating a 30-year career at Sprüth Magers in London
Italy’s leading contemporary art fair embraces its ‘start-up’ ethos
Online company managing the Margate mural, intended as a comment on domestic abuse, has already sold more than £250,000 in shares
At the latest edition of Art Taipei fair, a concerted effort to galvanise the island's art scene like its regional neighbours could be felt
The latest edition of the IFPDA Print Fair in New York and a slew of moves by mega-galleries look set to reshape this long-overlooked category
The former defence attorney is accused of using his position to settle scores, including against a judge who investigated the Russian oligarch in Monaco.
"Self Portrait as a Heel (Part Two)" (1982) hasn’t been displayed in public since its last appearance at auction, in 1999
Fruits et pot de gingembre, one of three Cézanne paintings included in the sale, was found to have been sold under duress after the Nazis took power in Germany
After nearly 40 years at the auction house, Pylkkänen will work as an independent art adviser
Shielding art prices from organic market conditions doesn't always pay off
The gallery's fourth location across three continents has opened on the Place des Vosges in the Marais district
Plus, Hiroshi Sugimoto at the Hayward Gallery in London and Marie Laurencin's 'La femme-cheval'
Organisers have announced a series of selling exhibitions at Christie's Hong Kong in March next year
Major deals suggest a shift in power between Paris and London, though some attendees noted an aesthetic conservatism in the French fair's offerings
The fair's sophomore edition brings together 154 leading galleries at the Grand Palais Éphémère
Pace will feature a work by the Berlin-based sculptor at Paris + and stage a solo show of her work in Los Angeles in 2024
Art is not just for the mega-rich: there are ways to buy good-quality works on a modest budget
On the heels of the second Atlanta Art Week and news of a fair launching in 2024, the city’s dealers and power brokers reflect on all the work they have done, and how much remains
Anti-ram barriers will be placed around the venue following a terrorist incident in France, linked to Israel-Hamas war
The father of the Dansaekhwa movement was known for monochrome works with roots in Buddhist philosophy
Phillips’s recent private selling exhibition of Damien Hirst works marked 15 years of artists collaborating with auction houses, with or without gallery cooperation
Results offered at least modest reassurance at the house’s premier Frieze Week auction
The evening kicked off with a sale of 20th- and 21st-century art, followed by works from the collection of the late businessman Sam Josefowitz