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Our pick of this month’s most interesting auction
Buyer bidding through advisors Gurr Johns, combined with strong Asian interest, buoys London Impressionist and Modern art sales at Christie's and Sotheby's
Christie's sale of 46 works from La Salle collection will diminish the museum and its academic programme
Mousquetaire et nu assis is among highlights of London evening sale of Modern and Impressionist art in February
London and New York antiques dealership will now form new private sales division of UK auctioneer Dreweatts, based in Berkshire and Pall Mall
The company uses image recognition software to find works of art that match users’ tastes
The auction house has merged with Swiss technology company The Native
Contemporary art leads market recovery at Christie’s, Sotheby’s and Phillips, according to ArtTactic report
$450m Salvator Mundi sale too late to be included in new book, The Orange Balloon Dog, but would have filled several chapters, economist says
Set of 12 ink panels by traditional master sell to Chinese buyer at Poly Auction Beijing for RMB931.5m
Works by George Grant Elmslie, Umberto Bellotto and Jean Royère
AucArt offers platform upon which its pick of British art-school graduates can sell directly to buyers
Buyers using works as collateral and allegedly defaulting on payment becoming increasingly common in "frothy market"
The auction house returns statue and is cleared of wrongdoing as federal government drops allegations
The organisation, the brainchild of coin collector Vladimir Kazakov and The East European Auction house, aims to ensure that the provenance of a piece has been checked via an unbiased system
Major auction houses and galleries have been caught up in the fake art scam
Do they present a potent threat to the long-standing dominance of Christie’s and Sotheby’s?
Phillips’ international star talks about plans for the future, guarantees and what happens to those unsold pictures
Some galleries feel the major auction houses are encroaching on their rightful territory
Some truly stunning pieces are to appear on the block this year
Insurance for sellers or market manipulation?
Auction house combines blue-chip works and those priced to entice new collectors
But Iran’s Moshiri can’t get into the Middle East top ten
Experts blame poor sales on a dearth of representation in US museums
'10 auction report observes revived market in London
Christie's '08 auction report sees the mediocre pushed aside to make way for big names
The Middle Eastern contemporary artist discusses the state of the art market, his commercial success, and what it’s like to work in Iran
Collaboration between the two spheres does not always benefit the market
Chinese auction house data deemed unreliable and misleading as not all artists have made it to the salesroom yet