Anna Brady is an art market reporter and freelance journalist
A host of remarkable pre-modern works, sold last week at Christie’s and Sotheby’s, have broken several auction records
As a heatwave gripped the city, the auction market finally blazed back into life
Blockbuster sales at Christie’s, Sotheby’s and Phillips for bona fide masterpieces suggest that the market may be headed upwards
Amid a swathe of interesting lots in Paris last week, it was two recently rediscovered Monet landscapes that made the biggest impression
Sales at Sotheby’s and Christie’s rebounded impressively, even as the situation in the Middle East worsened
This year’s highlights include a striking portrait of Saint Jerome by Orazio Gentilschi and a new painting by Caroline Walker made especially for the fair
At the winter Old Master sales in the Big Apple last week, a tiny study for the Sistine Chapel and a handsome lion sketch by Rembrandt stole the limelight
A year on from the fires that devastated southern California, the commercial scene is still down but not out
December’s evening sales have shown that there is still a strong market for Old Masters, with even contemporary art buyers splashing out on pre-19th-century works
With records broken for works by Klimt, Kahlo and more, last week’s auctions show that collectors will still fork out for genuine quality
