Appointment hints at succession planning inside billionaire family behind French luxury group Kering
Christie’s offers prime Chardin for €12mn; Phillips gets Basquiat trio; Kusama tops list of 2023 contemporary artists
The former New Jersey governor has been fun to watch, but his candidacy has become a threat
2023 was a patchy year for auction houses and galleries but a surge in luxury goods and big-name sales softened the blow
Business models are nowhere near as plush as their carpets
Opera Gallery grows in London; report finds UK market at risk in competitive field; star scientist leaves Sotheby’s
New art fair opens in Mumbai; artist Rachel Jones goes it alone; Frieze gets advice from Sheena Wagstaff
From Yves Saint Laurent to Paul Allen, art assembled over a lifetime carries a premium
Fort Worth museum acquires prized Gainsborough; Selma Feriani grows in Tunisia; Gagosian brings new Hirsts to Frieze
Intimate Picassos offered by Ward Moretti; Christie’s set to make Paula Rego record; new ‘non-fair’ for London
Christie’s sells Signac after settlement agreement; report finds ‘flipped’ art doubled in 2022
From Gustav Klimt to Elizabeth Peyton, pictures of people are some of the hottest lots
The Art Basel fair will be a test of whether the recent global boom has come to an end
$20mn Rothschild collection comes to auction; adviser Lisa Schiff faces lawsuits; rare books bring out the buyers
Taipei fair back in force; Ortuzar Projects doubles space in Tribeca
Report dissects private museums; Hoyland bought for £10 (and hoovered) offered for £5,000; Hirst buyers take a spin
Nan Goldin goes to Gagosian; Andy Warhol Foundation hits $3mn through eBay; change of direction at Cromwell Place
Sotheby’s draws Asian bidders; California couple sell $30mn of art for charity; and more
‘Sunflowers’ lawsuit challenges Japanese owners; antique dealers aim to go green; Shezad Dawood dives into NFTs
Record 20th year for Artcurial; another Paul Allen Canaletto on the block; Modern Art to exhibit Dutch artist René Daniëls
Christie’s poised to break Goya’s auction record; Reuben family collection buys Bacon
Collections sell well but New York auctions show signs of slowing; Gagosian gathers outside expertise; Shanghai fairs close early due to zero-Covid policy
Astronomic total defies economic downturn; activist artist’s alternative World Cup trophy; New York gains photography fair
Sale of works collected by late Microsoft co-founder includes pieces from Van Gogh, Cézanne, Seurat and O’Keeffe
Plus: museums step in at Hôtel Lambert sale; solid auctions in London; handsome African art fair
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