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Less than a year ago, the auction house reduced buyer’s premium and tried to introduce a flat 10% vendor's commission to avoid bartering. It did not prove popular with sellers
The London private members club, owned by the founders of Hauser & Wirth gallery, was shut down by police in November following a “serious crime” at the Soho venue
Martin Wilson, the chairman of the British Art Market Federation (Bamf), is joining as chief executive and will oversee global operations
The show, at Hauser & Wirth St Moritz, looks at the artist's visits to his Swiss dealer Bruno Bischofberger, when he would go cross-country skiing and visit agricultural shows
The bronze is now expected to sell for up to €2m when it is auctioned in Orléans in February
The house's auction total saw a double-digit decrease for a second year in a row—but private sales are booming
Max and Rosemary Levai claim Pierre’s “long-time paramour” Marcia Levine is responsible for his death and should not receive any of his inheritance
Staff cuts at auction house come as $1bn deal with Abu Dhabi wealth fund closes
Italian investor Nanni Bassani Antivari secured the still-life Cut Melon with a €26.7m bid in June, but has yet to send the auction house any money
The deaccessioned works, to be offered at Christie's in New York, include 17 pieces by Dutch and Flemish artists from the 17th century
The top end of the market failed to recover, while auction houses expanded in Hong Kong amid dramatic shifts in the city
The five-gallery fair was staged inside one of Manhattan's most famous hotels
More than 100 events accompanied two major fairs, with a vibrant and chaotic energy befitting China's financial capital
The actor famous for playing Rocky commissioned the huge work from the late artist in the 1980s
Plus a satellite fair that promises glory holes and chicken buckets
More stringent regulations are posing provenance challenges and leading to legal battles
This is the second most valuable page of comic art ever sold at auction
The artist’s textile works depict important events from recent years, including the assassination attempt on the US President-elect
On the second day of Art Basel Miami Beach, leading dealers, advisers and market experts are split on the US president-elect’s tax and tariff plans
Plus, top tips for dealing with fair-and party-weary feet
Nine bidders competed for the 15th century painting of a Virgin and child at Sotheby's, while Zoffany, Tiepolo and Van Dyck topped auctions at Bonhams and Christie's
The US dominates the global art industry, but new President's proposed additional 10% levy on paintings from China and possible tariff on imports from Europe will damage trade
Dealer Larry Gagosian said "colllectors are taking their time" on the fair's first day
The artist is debuting a new work, intended as a statement on gun violence, at Gagosian’s stand
The lower-priced sector is also the fastest growing, doubling over the past decade
The state’s finance surge has paid only modest dividends to the art trade
Karma gallery, now representing the influential artist’s estate in the US, will reveal his circus-themed paintings at Art Basel Miami Beach and his ‘wild’ portraiture next year
The grandchildren of Ras Desta Damtew, an Ethiopian general and noble, are seeking to recover the piece, listed in the online auction catalogue as coming from the estate of an Italian soldier who was present at Desta Damtew’s execution
In recent years the Malba founder has emerged as one of Latin America's leading collectors
