The Italian collector Carlo Bilotti has commissioned Damien Hirst to create four paintings of the Evangelists which he wants to display in a deconsecrated church

Meanwhile Britain's rugby hero, Jonny Wilkinson, brings sporting glamour to the BALTIC

Asian bidding dominated the saleroom sessions

An explanation, an adoration and a lament

Unlike the heirs of Nazi victims, the descendants of collectors whose art was appropriated by the Bolsheviks are unlikely to have it returned

The collector of works that are knotty, passionate, perverse and deeply personal talks about his tastes and his gift to the nation

The man behind hit musicals such as “Cats” and “The Phantom of the Opera” has been buying Victorian art assiduously for the last 40 years. This month his extraordinary collection goes on public view at the Royal Academy

Archaeologists say the artefacts are likely to have been smuggled out of Iraq

Works from a private collection will tour both the London and New York arms of the super-gallery

Rediscovered Rembrandt made £6.9 million

The businessman, collector, and artist whose department store museum includes work by Damien Hirst, Tracey Emin and Anthony Gormley

Works on paper did well at this major event

The American-born benefactor bought rare books and manuscripts for over 20 years

The collector credited with transforming London’s contemporary art scene opens prestigious premises on the Thames this 17 April

“Collectors want something new”

The Surrealism sections of the February sales in London were the only to produce sparkling results

Private collector vs State in Spain

Hokusai is now hotter than Sharaku

Leading specialist in early English decorative arts expects a slow improvement in trade

The Miami-based collectors purchase works by Tuymans, Cattelan, and others

Why the art market is holding up as stock exchanges plunge, and why there are 10 times more collectors than in 1990

Unconfirmed reports suggest Ronald Lauder is the purchaser

Why collectors of 19th-century painting are crossing over into photography

This is the richest area of Germany, and it has a buoyant cultural life; but the expense of it is beginning to drive the artists out

The contemporary art belongs to the grandson of Nazi industrialist, Friedrich Flick

The Anglophile, the Entertainer, the Benefactor and the America lover

Art Basel '02 fair report

Sophisticated collectors are crossing over from 19th- and 20th-century painting

Of the 497 billionaires, 36 are major collectors