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Sale to telecoms magnate Patrick Drahi looks set to go ahead as firm makes up for a loss in revenue through increased commissions and more efficient guarantees
New York vies with London for nineteenth- and twentieth-century decorative arts sales, but Chicago is coming on quickly
Lawsuits argue that information filed to the SEC is inadequate
Is it design, or art, or craft? Who cares. One thing is certain: the British are best at it
Security guards and specialists alike appraise each others works for selling exhibition to support Mind UK
The appointment comes after a handful of new hires across the auction house’s offices
Even third-rate works are now selling for six figures
The Art Newspaper has obtained invoices sent by Oliver Hoare to Sheikh Saud Al-Thani of Qatar, who remains under arrest in Doha as authorities investigate alleged misuse of public funds
Exhibitions and events at museums and galleries worldwide proves we are still looney for the Moon 50 years after setting foot on it
During London's Classic Week, we take a look at what the same sum will buy you at either end of the art historical timeline
Five lots from the DFS founder Graham Kirkham's collection made up almost half of the value of the £56.3m London sale, which was led by a late Turner
Our pick of highlights from London Art Week exhibitions and auctions, including an export-barred Renaissance cabinet and an uncharacteristically cheery Ribera
A £16m Francis Bacon self-portrait and a record for a little-known German artist enliven an otherwise dry sale in London as totals fall 40% on last year
Papers filed in a Manhattan court this week order a pre-trial conference and the release of confidential documents
Monet's waterlilies and Modigliani's portrait of an unknown boy lead the 25-lot sale, and new record made for Austrian artist Alfred Kubin's haunting drawing
The international market absorbs the Polo, Patiño and Johnson collections in one year. Tous les Louis do well but Louis XVI best of all
Former public company status left the auction house at a disadvantage to rival Christie's, but its quarterly finance reports provided rare insight in a secretive market
French-Israeli media billionaire Patrick Drahi's company BidFair USA buys firm from shareholders
The auction house cites increasing interest in Aboriginal art among US collectors and institutions
Christie's American art sales this week realise a new record for Hartley but Sotheby's struggles to get the pricing right on Hopper's Shakespeare scene
Dana Schutz’s record broken twice in one night at Phillips then Sotheby's, while the bidder behind the $91m Koons Rabbit buys Lee Krasner painting for $10m
Market is alive and kicking at the top for prime Impressionist works, though Bouguereau's uncomfortably placed, 19th-century Bacchanalian scene failed to sell
Christie’s values the Japanese-influenced picture of the asylum garden at $25m
Lack of supply dogs London and Hong Kong and guarantees are down over 50% as former chief operating officer Adam Chinn apparently joins the Mugrabi dealing family
After settling with dealer Mark Weiss, Sotheby’s is still trying to recoup losses after refunding US buyer of the painting
Estimated to fetch $7-$10m, the New York cityscape, depicts the iconic Central Park statue of the playwright
Sotheby's James Martin stands by his assertion that the painting is a fake following hours of interrogation challenging the independence of his scientific analysis
Sotheby's assisted the return of the books, including 11 medieval manuscripts, which were found in Belgium
Settlement came day before trial was due to start, but its suit against financier will continue
While well known in the West, the work of this major figure of Austrian Expressionism is less recognised in Asia—until now