Are these a new hybrid of Artists-cum-collectors
The caretaker of the Städelschule shares his own collection with the public
There were new buyers and more collectors from India and China, but the art fairs were quieter events
Here are the best known: one Swiss, one Chinese, one Belgian, three American and one British
The gift from 53 local patrons is one of the largest in the history of institutional donations
But scholars say they are likely to have been looted from Iraq
Sheikh Saud Al-Thani of Qatar has now been pardoned
Celebrating the greatest Anglophile of them all
José Berardo has bought eight large sculptures from the Cass Sculpture Foundation to display outside Parliament in Lisbon
Focus on Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Oman
Baron Ullens is acquiring new works for his Beijing gallery
The Arab and Iranian art market seemed to be stabilising, while western counterparts struggle
The late collector Heini Thyssen forced himself to forget his family’s Nazi involvement, but so did the countries that vied for his and his father’s pictures in the 1980s. This well documented book gives the details
The Blue Rigi has been sold to an overseas collector, and after last year's loss of the Dark Rigi the pressure is on
Andrew Hall says he will now loan the piece to Mass MoCA
“It’s like a supermarket”
Collectors show their support for Miami art museums
Most works sold on opening day and buyers came from all continents
Historical works were popular
Late collector’s Hirst “chapel” will still open
Christie’s and the Stair Galleries both cancelled sales as a result
Financial buyers have had a dramatic impact on the way the art market works
Major collectors based in Gulf state are lending work
As the sheer number of annual events continues to grow, fair fatigue has become a common condition
The original piece was destroyed in a disastrous 2004 warehouse fire
Russian collectors approach fair with care…
Visitors include Charles Saatchi and Anita Zabludowicz