Pairing Chinese calligraphy with performance art in the Chianti Valley
A display of ink painting in action launched Tuscan wine country’s annual art event
It’s the last chance to save this rare Renaissance casket for the nation
Modelled on the form of an Italianate palazzo, and adorned with trompe l’oeil polygons, this object is one of the earliest of its kind
How Parisian graffiti made its mark on modern art
Brassaï’s eerie photographs of the city’s walls inspired painters including Jean Dubuffet, Antoni Tapiès and Cy Twombly
Galleries and collectors flock to TEFAF New York Spring 2019
The fair at the Park Avenue Armory focuses on modern and contemporary art and design
A chance to see a rare Hebrew manuscript made in medieval Milan
The Lombard Haggadah is a precious relic and the earliest known Italian guide to the Passover Seder
The best of TEFAF Maastricht 2019 – part three
Renaissance saints, Louis XVI vases and a silver gilt shield – the final instalment of what not to miss in Maastricht this year
The best of TEFAF Maastricht 2019 – part two
Italian Futurism, handmade furniture and a fertility figurine – more works not to miss in Maastricht this year
The best of TEFAF Maastricht 2019 – part one
Buddhist art, Belgian Symbolism and an exotic goblet – some of the works not to miss in Maastricht this year
‘It is for art historians to decide who painted this picture’
This Judith and Holofernes may or may not be by Caravaggio – but the strategy for its sale is refreshingly straightforward
This who’s who of the Victorian elite is a genuine market rarity
William Powell Frith’s panoramic view of the Summer Exhibition is up for sale – for the first time since its debut at the RA in 1883
Variety and virtuosity – the objets d’art of Luigi Valadier
The 18th-century Roman polymath was commissioned to create luxury goods by popes, royalty and tourists alike
The 11th-century Chinese scroll set to break auction records
A vast price is expected for this rare work by the Song-dynasty polymath Su Shi – billed as China’s Leonardo
What’s in store at TEFAF New York Fall
Your guide to the best of the leading art and antiques fair, which returns to the Park Avenue Armory this week
How is the market for Middle Eastern art faring?
The auctions of the Abraaj corporate collection offer plenty of food for thought
The virtuosic tortoiseshell workers of 18th-century Naples
Objets d’art crafted from tortoiseshell inlaid with gold and mother-of-pearl are rare examples of the technique known as piqué
The mysteries and marvels of Sir Richard Wallace
This summer the Wallace Collection turns the spotlight on its enigmatic namesake
Simeon Solomon gets his time in the spotlight
In his lifetime Solomon was shunned for defying social norms. But now the talented Victorian artist is getting his due
The remarkable story of a Nazi-looted Dutch Golden Age painting
‘The Oyster Meal’ by Jacob Ochtervelt comes to auction in July after being returned to the heirs of the original owner
The diminutive dancing girl who made a big impression
This rare plaster cast of Jean-Léon Gérôme’s popular ’Hoop Dancer’ is inspired by ancient Greek Tanagra figurines
Records tumbled at the first Rockefeller sale – but it lacked the drama we’d been promised
Despite setting a host of new auction records, the first Rockefeller Collection sale was an underwhelming event
What to look out for at TEFAF New York Spring
The artworks not to miss at the second edition of the modern and contemporary art fair
The thousand-year-old shirt from Sogdiana
Preserved in remarkable condition, this silk garment reflects the rich cultural milieu in which it was produced
A long-lost pastel by Picasso re-emerges
The work belongs to an important sequence of drawings created in 1903, culminating in the famous Blue Period painting ‘La Vie’
Will the art market comes to its senses in 2019?
An overheated global art market seems to be showing signs of strain