Respected textiles scholar and dealer Michael Franses was employed in 2009, by one of the syndicate who owned the painting, to offer it for sale to a handful of the world's leading museums

The firm’s contemporary and “The Now” evening auctions totalled a combined $314.9m and notched new best prices for Barbara Kruger, Betye Saar and Elizabeth Peyton

Star-studded board of 20 will “raise the bar on the gallery’s vision for the future”, mega-dealer says

The measured result, which slightly surpassed its low estimate and the total take from the same sale last year, was bolstered by a late Cy Twombly that fetched $41.6m

Authorities received an anonymous tip regarding an object listed for sale on the auction house’s website and described as a Mescalero Apache scalp

At the record-breaking sale at Christie's New York on 15 November 2017, the audience gasped and whooped as if they were at a very exclusive firework display

The auction house held a competitive, white-glove single-owner sale and a lacklustre modern art sale on Monday night

Warranties of authenticity offered to buyers can be hard to enforce when auctioneers can fall back on the “generally accepted opinion of scholars and experts”

Decision came one day after authorities dramatically closed Art021 fair over a single positive case

Record-breaking sales from the collections of Microsoft founder Paul G. Allen and the acrimoniously divorced Macklowes herald the start of a 20-year bonanza for auction houses

Event's founders says the decision was made to "effectively protect the health and public health safety of the exhibitors"

Billionaire businessman has amassed a treasure trove of more than 200 prime works of art, many bought through his auction house

Previous top price was $82m for a portrait of Dr Gachet

While sales weren't spectacular, dealers were overwhelmingly positive as to the future of the fair, and its potential for further growth

A shared client base, product exclusivity and international reach—just some of the reasons why these two brands are perfect bed fellows

A $149.2m Seurat studio scene and $137.7m Cézanne landscape led the 60-lot, white glove sale

Department for Media, Culture and Sport is asking public for evidence related to the safety of current blockchain regulations

Week-long hotel quarantines are still required of all international and Hong Kong arrivals to the mainland, deterring all but the most determined dealers

Offered next week at Phillip's New York, the works were made during Warhol's student days and bear no resemblance to his signature styles

For more than 30 years Fraser has used performances to draw attention to power structures within cultural organisations

Recently, some major galleries have signed high-profile women, many of whom launched artistic careers long before the industry cared

Photofairs New York is the sister event of Photofairs Shanghai, East Asia's largest commercial photography event

As with year's previous, work at lower price points does well at Italy's most cutting-edge commercial art event

As the city attempts to grow its position as a global art hub, some dealers express a preference for gallery-hopping events

A buzzing art week signals sustained investment in West Africa's financial capital

Dmitry Rybolovlev’s private island is being transformed into a resort patrolled by snipers—but will it be an "art island"?

Plus, contemporary art in Lagos and Chagall's falling angel

The 16th-century mask was withdrawn from sale at Sotheby’s over a decade ago amid escalating calls for restitution

The fair, which coincides with the Art Dealers Association of America’s 60th anniversary, remains an elegant showcase for under-exposed bodies of work by familiar names, among other discoveries

Demand from collectors remains “extremely resilient”—but survey asks how long can the current model be sustained?