Women accounted for nearly half of the lots, led by Yayoi Kusama and her early Infinity Net paining which sold for a record $10.5m

The decision, the latest (and possibly last) in a legal saga that stretches back to 2015, upholds a 2021 decision in the auction house’s favour

The sale felt fresh, with 83% of works making their auction debut and in-demand young artists again taking centre stage, with a new record for Issy Wood

Phillips will sell 16 works in aid of the London University institution tomorrow

The firm, owned by the Mercury Group, posted the message on Instagram yesterday, to some criticism

Birds of a Feather, held in collaboration with the Ghanaian company Artemartis, will run next month at the auction house's Berkeley Square headquarters in London

The 20th century and contemporary art evening sale saw stiff competition for works by Shara Hughes, Joan Mitchell, Amy Sherald and Cecily Brown

Phillips and Maak Contemporary Ceramics will jointly sell the collection of the late John Driscoll on 10 November, including works by Lucie Rie, Bernard Leach and Hamada Shoji

Asian bidders set the pace again as several works sell for ten times their lower estimate at the auction house's 20th century and contemporary art evening sale. But are these prices sustainable?

Auction house chose to hold its 20th century and contemporary art evening sale in New York during what is traditionally the London season due to "detonated" calendar

Our pick of the best objects up for sale in London and New York

The current chief, Edward Dolman, will shift in September to a new role as executive chairman of Phillips’ holding company

Jean Dunand's Les Palmiers was designed for a Parisian apartment in the 1930s

In an increasingly asset-driven art trade, collecting by listening to the buzz is fast becoming the norm

While the top lot of the night—a fiery self-portrait by George Baselitz—struggled to meet its low estimate, a bidding war broke out over Dana Schutz's painting of a bright orange Trump

Like a stock ticker, the new data platform scrapes the internet to give users a constant stream of information about art

Mutually beneficial collaborations between Western and Chinese auction houses are on the rise

Despite pandemic delays and the new National Security Law, the spring sales in the city last week fetched solid results

The industry remains subtly discriminatory and must abandon some obsolete ways if it is to truly change for the better

The Chinese dissident artist and director of Human Flow is also currently filming a new documentary about the coronavirus pandemic

The auction house will donate all proceeds from a forthcoming online sale to the New York-based Robin Hood Foundation

Our pick of highlights from this week's auctions and fairs

Auction results this week are expected to be down by almost a quarter signalling a "low tide" in London

Our pick of highlights from the next fortnight's fairs and auctions

Involvement from galleries and auction houses is on the rise as public institutions face dwindling government funds and increased scrutiny over toxic philanthropy

Our pick of highlights from this week's auctions

Softer YBA market faces test as collection amassed by London bond trader goes under the hammer at Phillips next month

Supported by transformational new technology, the sector is ditching its traditional business model in favour of the luxury goods market