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Metropolitan Monet subject to claim
Gary Hume, Sam Taylor-Wood and Cecily Brown prove that it’s never too soon to be an auction star
A new French revolution?
Christie’s and Sotheby’s to help with provenance research projects
The couturier’s change to a minimalist lifestyle moved him to dispense with all his eighteenth-century furniture, his paintings, and decorative arts
Van Dyke painting withdrawn from sale at Christie's.
Owner of Christie's bids high and wins big
Serving a possibly premature coup de grâce to the oldest art dealership in the world
We look beyond the Brooklyn Museum's Sensation exhibition into a troubling trend emerging across the sector
In 2000 we noted that single-owner collections sent prices spiralling upwards which was good news for the salerooms, but disastrous for museums with dwindling budgets
With a Calder, the judge overruled the expert; with a Schiele, the judge decided deceit was the clincher, and with a Braque, the judge upheld Christie’s right to fear liability
Strongest sales to date for both houses
As last month’s antiquities sales boomed, The Art Newspaper surveyed leading dealers and specialists in New York
Many new, middle-aged, collectors, say Christie’s
“At least thirty collectors are spending $200,000-500,000 a year at auction” on this branch of the decorative arts
Of the fifty one books that were stolen, nineteen have been recovered
A new Orientalist star overturns Gérôme; Italo-Swiss Alpine artist fetches $9.5 million and “The big wave” sweeps photography to new heights
Our art market correspondent, Paul Jeromack, describes how he has successfully sold antiques while sitting at his computer
A record-breaking sale and a forthcoming exhibition at Stoke-on-Trent
A true collectors’ market, with almost 100% demand
Dealers come to share in the benefits of no income tax whatsoever
Christie’s, US Customs, a bankrupt dealer, hoards of lawyers, and much time and money played a part in this
Percentage rates are down in many areas for the first half of the season
His record price may bolster the market, but not all artists surpassed expectations
Sales are buoyant in some areas but real estate is weakening and nerves are showing
Twentieth-century decorative arts sales confirm prize prices for iconic furnishinings
In 1998 we reflected on Sotheby's and Christie's recent move to sell cutting edge contemporary art as being a watershed moment
François Pinault’s offer is a massive twenty-six times earnings
In market competition between Hong Kong, Shanghai, Taipei and Singapore, Hong Kong still comes top, with Taiwan second
It is presumed that investors prepared to pay an acceptable price could not be found