There's something for all tastes at this year's art fair, from ancient statuary to bright abstract paintings
London Art Week returns to St James’s and Mayfair, while Old Master fair Paris Tableau is revived – in Brussels
Prices are rocketing for photographs by Bernd and Hilla Becher and their students at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
Plus: Dreweatts and Mallett sold, and dealers on the move in London
These supposedly 'primitive' ceramics from late medieval and early Renaissance Italy are fresh, inventive and fun
Modern and contemporary art and design take centre stage at the first ever TEFAF New York Spring
There has always been a market for early 20th-century German prints, but it's constantly evolving as tastes and expertise change
This is no country jumble of brown pots. The latest show at Messum's Wiltshire is a reminder of a great, evolving national tradition
Why Impressionist and Post-Impressionist pastels are becoming increasingly attractive to art collectors of all sorts
In 1954, the young David Hockney made a lithograph of his local chippie and gave it to the owners. It hung above the fryer for years
Public funding for the arts in Ghana is practically non-existent, but a thriving network of artists and arts professionals is emerging
Exquisite pieces of Indian arms and armour are capturing the interest of international collectors
In 1804, a fleet of English merchant vessels fooled the French navy into retreat. Each captain was presented with an exquisite sword for their troubles
Anya Gallaccio is building her own version of Wyoming's Devil's Tower in London, using a 3D printer. What does the work say about the relationship between man and nature?
This week's parliamentary debate on the UK domestic ivory trade revealed some serious misconceptions about antique ivory and those who study and sell it
Are pragmatic reforms needed to revive an important field of collecting for US museums?
Vibrant and intricate Limoges enamels from the 12th century are increasingly hard to come by, but collectors are willing to spend
Antique furniture has been unpopular for years – but tastes are changing
Despite all best efforts, museums can and do unwittingly acquire stolen artefacts. What happens when new information throws an item's provenance into doubt?
As New York gears up for its Old Master sales, Sotheby's has declared a work it sold in 2012 a forgery after tests found modern pigments
It's hard not to draw parallels between Guston's biting caricatures of Richard Nixon and today's political climate
James Webb's sound installations tackle difficult political, social and emotional issues with subtle immediacy
The sculptor discusses abstraction, music, architecture, carving kerb stones, and the 'common enterprise' at the heart of it all
From British modern art, to antique rugs and Old Master drawings, there's something for everyone on the art fair circuit this month
