The Stand has been launched by former Sotheby's boss and will give 70% to artists, 20% to charity

The sale this month will be the first time the auction house has accepted cryptocurrency as payment for a physical work of art

The artist, writer and dealer is selling a selection of bizarre pieces from his London-based Museum of Curiosities on 6 May

Editions of the Anyanwu sculpture always attract attention at auction, but the legacy of the work and its maker are largely ignored both in his home country and the international art scene

The collection of 18th-century porcelain was previously exhibited in Dutch museums

Charity sale is in aid of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum's "100 Million Meals" campaign

It could become the most expensive Asian work sold by a Western auction house. Meanwhile, young contemporary names proved popular at last night's Sotheby's sale in Hong Kong

Sometimes the wistful memory of time long past is all one needs to spend a few hundred thousand.

Despite the “headwinds” of Covid-19 and an extended UK lockdown, the firm raised £24.8m in its three-city livestreamed auction

Over 3,000 bidders purchased nearly 24,000 digital works in a three-day, multi-facted sale on Niftygateway

Government does not want to repeat ‘export mistake’ of 1970s when another work by the Old Master ended up in the US

Larva Labs created 10,000 CryptoPunks three years ago—and gave away most of them

As Brexit makes buying anything from Europe almost impossible, purchasing questionable digital art is almost tempting

Montmartre painting was auctioned twice by Sotheby’s, after a bidder failed to have the necessary cash

Our pick of the highlights from April's auctions

Rare painting of a Montmartre street scene sold three times in the same auction

Plus, the newly discovered Van Gogh is sold and artist Rana Begum on Tess Jaray

Cross-category relay sale brought in $176.2m against high estimate of $120.5m and culminated with surprise Basquiat announcement

The work sold to cryptocurrency entrepreneur Andre Abdoune and all proceeds will be donated to four charities fighting child poverty

Ewbank Auctions in England has estimated the amateur paintings by Josephine Butler at around £250 each

The work appeared suddenly last May at the University Hospital Southampton as a thank you to its staff during the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic

The 1982 work sold today at Christie's in Hong Kong to an Asian buyer

A multi-agency $15m initiative backed by the WHO and funded through a series of charity auctions at Christie’s will support artist-led projects to improve mental, social and environmental health

A number of Indian artists made their auction debut this season, though several established names missed the mark

Year-long series of Healing Arts auctions and events aims to support mental health treatment and recovery in the wake of Covid-19

The cult of the individual reigns supreme but in reality Renaissance works were often not made by one hand

Amid debate, AAMD votes 91-88 against exploring a controversial revision of rules to allow proceeds to finance collections care

Auction house's head of sale Max Moore has already personally bought a work by the artist

Actéon auctioneers expect the 17th-century study of a male nude, authenticated by Ann Sutherland Harris and Louis de Bayser, to sell for €30,000 to €50,000

The fashion designer, who died in 2019, was an enthusiastic collector of art and design