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Capping an epic week of auctions, solid results featuring records for female artists and a Ferrari bode well for market's future—so long as it doesn't overheat
New York sale results boosted by strong Asian and Russian buying, and shored up by guarantees
Where a museum's Rockwells had sparked interest in a flagging category, the removal of key lots from the sale dampened spirits
Discretionary sellers gain confidence in the market and Christie's leads its contemporary sale with Da Vinci—but recent overreaches sound a cautionary note
Yusaku Maezawa broke the news on Instagram, saying he hopes the work will be “loved by people all over the world”
Last sold 50 years ago, A Dawn depicts French troops marching to trenches through Flanders in 1914
Long established London jewellers will hold sale at Sotheby’s following move to smaller premises, but director insists it is “business as usual”
At HK$294.3m, the Ru ware piece set a record for a Chinese ceramic at Sotheby's during Hong Kong's busy autumn auction and fair series
Christie’s moves October auction to London as rival plans first sale in the UAE
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago and Nasher Museum share the first $250,000 award for shows on Middle Eastern and South Asian art, and Latin American Pop
More than 250 works owned by the couple will feature across ten auctions
Turkish tiles, Persian carpets and Modern British works graced the late artist’s Bloomsbury home
Buyers using works as collateral and allegedly defaulting on payment becoming increasingly common in "frothy market"
Single-owner consignments and a €13.5m portrait by Modigliani help Sotheby’s emerge ahead of its rivals in a stagnating market
While Sotheby's struggled with Little Electric Chair, Christie's had no such problems
The colour white proves particularly popular as Sotheby’s expert heralds “a new dawn for Italian art”
Held in the Alexandre family for generations, the painting is considered a time capsule
Salvator Mundi has been sold to a collector, months after Dallas Museum of Art made a similar offer
The auction house returns statue and is cleared of wrongdoing as federal government drops allegations
A big week for Phillips, Sotheby's, and Christie's
Warnings that the French government's proposed VAT hikes will undermine the country's standing in the global art market
Uncertainty over whether the work—once owned by Goering—was looted has apparently left it unsaleable
The experimental character and technical virtuosity of Old Master sketches are inspiring interest from new sectors of the art world.
Sotheby's sale halted as Cambodia demands its return
The collector hopes the sale will pay for the design of his proposed museum, which will be located not far from a building in which Munch used to work
Raphael’s Head of a Young Apostle was the centre of attention during London’s Old Master week last month
“I think it’s interesting the way Warhol polarises people,” says Catherine Johnson. “Some people love to hate Andy”
He blames Norway’s tax system for his decision
