Before working at the auction house for 16 years, he had a long and distinguished career as a curator at national museums

Work from Hans Holbein’s studio was a highlight of London’s sale season

Collection valued at more than $15m was used to launder money, Attorney’s Office says

Auction totals continue dropping but the number of lots sold go up

While the frantic pace continues in early December, with visitors flocking to Art Basel in Miami Beach and its many satellite fairs, some taking of stock seems in order

Interest has been sparked by show of the Group of Seven leader at the Hammer Museum in LA

Sotheby’s sale of Konrad Bernheimer’s family property, once looted by the Nazis, failed to meet expectations

This month's auctions signalled a slowdown in the market as collectors started to exercise restraint

Chief executive Tad Smith hopes to keep “excellent, less-tenured” staff who want to change the worlds of art, jewellery, cars and wine

Kenny Schachter on the auctions in New York

Under Matthew Girling, the auction house is running an advertising campaign that makes devious dukes and ravishing brides central characters in the backstory of items listed for sale

Matisse’s drawing of sleeping beauty fitted mood of quiet Impressionist and Modern sale

Contemporary art auction in New York meets expectations as market finds its level

Auction house’s post-war and contemporary sale in New York last night was patchy

Shaky stock market dampens Christie’s contemporary and Modern art auction

Auction house chief Tad Smith points to positive progress, but firm is still operating at a loss

The auction house’s CEO Ed Dolman pins tepid results to “selective bidding” by collectors saving their money for the week’s auction gauntlet

Billionaire sells Blue Period La Gommeuse for $67m in upbeat Impressionist and Modern sale

Modigliani soars, but many pieces once owned by Alfred Taubman fall flat

Christie’s to sell Margaret Thatcher’s belongings after V&A turns them down

Market turns on its head as buyers show less interest in the usual contemporary, blue-chip names