Private collections
New York collector Shelby White returns antiquities to Italy
White's restitution of the illegally excavated objects is a first for the US
David Walsh reveals art for new private Tasmanian gallery
Walsh, described as “every casino owner’s nightmare”, owns around 1,300 antiquities and 300 contemporary works
In search of purity out of Africa: Interview with collector Jean Pigozzi
“I feel that at the time of the Medici they had my kind of rapport with their artists”
Charles Saatchi’s art to go on rotating display at Hermitage
Works on loan from the British collector will go on display in a room named after him; Tate to send Turner Prize retrospective to Moscow
Sotheby's James Stourton glazes over the more cut-throat tendencies of private collectors in new book
This account by the UK chairman of Sotheby’s is enthusiastic but superficial
Steve Cohen, billionaire hedge fund manager, is lending works to US and UK museums
This change of stance has attracted controversy
Phillips de Pury plans seven-hour sale during Frieze week
The sales include the private collection of Marino Golinelli
UCL damned over handling of looted Aramaic antiquities
A report which concluded that ancient bowls on loan from a Norwegian collector “must have been illegally excavated in Iraq” has not been made public
France finally gets to see Pinault’s art in new exhibition
The owner of Christie's to show works from his personal collection for the first time
Collectors have turned a limestone cave in a Napa Valley hillyard into a unique private gallery space
The first curated cave installation is comprised of 19 works including pieces by Christopher Wool
Devonshires team up with Rubells for exhibition at Lismore Castle
Contemporary art from the Miami collection heads to Ireland
Nazi bunker transformed as private collectors put their art on display
German advertising guru to show over 500 works from his private collection on a rotating basis
Elton John granted permission to build gallery at his Windsor home
Curator explains they are in desperate need of additional space
Australian collectors build their own museums
New museums in Sydney and Tasmania are in the works
Bernard Arnault, luxury goods billionaire, to show his art in new private foundation in Paris
But what is in the collection of LVMH chairman?
Anita Zabludowicz plans a new contemporary art space in a former chapel in Chalk Farm
Project Space 176 will host both the Zabludowicz collection and commissions by resident artists
Dealer who sold Turner masterpiece says it will go on public view in UK
Both the US National Gallery and Tate wanted to acquire The Dark Rigi but it was sold to a private collector
Owner of Reynolds’ Portrait of Omai has also loaned Modigliani to Dublin’s National Gallery
Horse breeder John Magnier has given seven other paintings to the institution for at least six years—exempting him from tax should the works be sold
Pinault brings new life to Palazzo Grassi
French billionaire François Pinault finally reveals his art
Billionaire to open first private museums in Russia
Viktor Vekselberg will establish galleries in St Petersburg and Moscow to display his own art as well as works belonging to other private collectors
Saatchi evicted from County Hall
The British collector has lost the case over his lease on the riverfront space
Russian billionaires are spending hundreds of millions of dollars on art. None of them has spoken to the press about what drives their collecting—until now
Russian collector Pyotr Aven shows his hand
Russia’s largest private gallery opens
Collector and dealer Alexander Yakut's new enterprise is his most ambitious yet
Court finds Peter Brant really does own Warhol’s Red Elvis
The decision ends a dispute that started in 2000
US aluminium giant sends Warhol to Russia
The Alcoa Corporation is marking its entry into Russia by funding the tour of a Warhol Museum show
Loss of Pinault collection is “catastrophe” for Paris
A top museum director and a dealer react to the billionaire’s decision to show his contemporary art collection in Venice
Inspired by collectors in Florida, a Cuban-born couple have opened a private museum
Bringing a little Miami to San Juan
UBS art goes on show at MoMA
Founder Donald Marron has been instrumental in the acquisition of classic Modern and contemporary art
Tate refused previous offer from Saatchi
Serota said no to 100 works in 1998, but is still keen to buy “major” pieces
Collector profile: Norman Braman and the Indian Creek residence furnished with contemporary masterpieces
The car tycoon has put together one of the greatest private collections of classic American art. Where does it go now?