What the Art Basel and UBS market report tells us about the state of the art world
After standing on the scales, feeling the chilly steel of the stethoscope on its chest and going, “Ahhhhh,”…
Show me the money: UK gallery and auction house accounts reveal reality of a tough market – The Art Newspaper
The closure of Stephen Friedman gallery last month underscores that for many in the art trade, staying in…
UK presenters Ant and Dec take legal action over ‘secret and unauthorised £250,000 profit’ made from Banksy prints – The Art Newspaper
The UK television personalities Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly—known together as Ant and Dec—have won a court order…
Henry Moore and Dorothea Tanning set records at Christie’s triple-header sale in London – The Art Newspaper
Christie’s London brought in £197.4m (with fees) across three evening sales on Thursday, marking a 52% increase year…
London art market springs back to life in Sotheby’s Modern and contemporary evening sale – The Art Newspaper
The latest outbreak of war in the Middle East has done little to deter wealthy art buyers in…
Sotheby’s to sell around £2m of art to support the Royal Academy in London – The Art Newspaper
Auction houses have provided commercial sponsorship for museum shows for many years now, but Sotheby’s is ramping up…
Artemisia Gentileschi, Michelangelo and Rembrandt bring new energy and records to New York’s Old Masters sales – The Art Newspaper
The Old Masters auctions in New York saw notable results this week, with new records set for artists…
Stephen Friedman Gallery goes into administration after 30 years – The Art Newspaper
The Canadian-born, London-based dealer Stephen Friedman is liquidating his gallery business after three decades. He closed his New…
As the ‘great wealth transfer’ gets underway, what are the current inheritance tax rules? – The Art Newspaper
The flood of material from the estates of deceased collectors sold in New York’s November auctions looks set…
What happens to the art market when humanity stops mattering? – The Art Newspaper
The art trade has always believed it represents a special relationship between culture and money. After all, acquiring…
Rediscovered portrait by the Renaissance’s leading woman artist goes on display at the Winter Show – The Art Newspaper
A rediscovered portrait by a groundbreaking Renaissance artist is on public display for the first time in more…
Renowned gallerist Marian Goodman has died, aged 97 – The Art Newspaper
The esteemed contemporary art dealer Marian Goodman died on 22 January, aged 97. Her eponymous gallery confirmed the…