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The 1949 work, unveiled in Hong Kong this week, could surpass the artist's auction record
How The Art Newspaper has covered the artist's bullish decadence
Will Jeff Koons’s handbags for Louis Vuitton help find a buyer for the Rubens portrait?
We spoke to a few specialists about the jewellery trade ahead of the fair
Buccaneering, brilliant, art-loving—he created the power of Sotheby’s (and Christie’s learned by imitation)
As artificial intelligence becomes more common, the market is embracing tools that might help to bring digital natives into the Golden Age
Our pick of this month’s most interesting auction
Auction house releases its latest earnings, showing growth driven by Asian clients, private sales, and online auctions
Buyer bidding through advisors Gurr Johns, combined with strong Asian interest, buoys London Impressionist and Modern art sales at Christie's and Sotheby's
From Pontormo to Klimt, dealers invest in research in the hope of boosting prices
When I put an image of a well-known Titian on the screen, only one of 40 could identify the artist
Price sets a high bar for the auction house's first Impressionist & Modern offering of 2018
Exhibition with charity Outside In shows work by "hidden" artists working outside mainstream society
Order could pave way for Russian billionaire to launch High Court case against Swiss dealer Yves Bouvier and Sotheby’s
We talk Titian, Constable, Veneziano, Wright of Derby, Van Dyck and, yes, Leonardo, with art historian Bendor Grosvenor. And we get Judd Tully’s views on Miami’s annual art fair.
Rothschild's El Greco, a candlelit scene by Joseph Wright of Derby and an out of season crucifixion scene lead pre-Christmas sales
A growing number of women are appearing on the rostrum and taking senior auctioneer roles
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