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An unnamed East European collector bought several works at both Sotheby’s and Christie’s
Clients will be able to follow live auctions at home
In recent years have seen works sold for explosive prices—and now in 2006 we are asking if this an indication of an accelerating trend or a reflection of the cyclical nature of the market?
Oil-rich private collectors are dominating the salerooms and pushing aside dealers and investment funds
New buyer beat established collectors at Sotheby’s impressionist and modern art sales in New York
Collectors shunned many 18th- and 19th-century works
The piece could be a precursor of the Parthenon sculptures
Collector sues family trust which had withdrawn the artist’s belongings from sale
American buyers have returned and Asian collectors were also active
A week of new records will leave dealers wondering how to set their prices
But major works failed to sell
Renoir, Sisley, Pissarro and Degas are yesterday’s stars
Some big collectors have stopped buying and bidders held back
Pierre Valentin suggests that the decisions of expert committees should not be beyond the reach of the law
Yeats and Orpen run out of steam
A committee of experts has decided that the reattributed painting, Young Woman Seated at the Virginals, is authentic
Prices are rising for a new generation of Indian artists
Sotheby's sale lands within estimate at £1.3 million
Rediscovered Rembrandt made £6.9 million
The Surrealism sections of the February sales in London were the only to produce sparkling results
Hokusai is now hotter than Sharaku
Once enough money to pay off the Giacometti Association's bills had been made, the sale was brought to the close, to the chagrin of foreign buyers
Collectors of Modern art are paying fancy prices for Richter, Barceló and Doig
New paintings at Hamiltons for those who have so far missed out
The luxury goods mogul cuts his losses from auction house investment
Dreesmann was a passionate and committed collector who barely ever sold on his beloved acquisitions
From a game-changing Japanese scandal to price-fixing at the world's leading auction houses, we look at the most significant developments over the past ten years
Six of the richest Scots and international collectors bid on the collection of the Fleming merchant bank