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The best of Masterpiece 2017
There’s something for all tastes at this year’s art fair, from ancient statuary to bright abstract paintings
Summer season kicks off in London and Brussels
London Art Week returns to St James’s and Mayfair, while Old Master fair Paris Tableau is revived – in Brussels
The record-breaking rise of the Düsseldorf School
Prices are rocketing for photographs by Bernd and Hilla Becher and their students at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
TEFAF makes its mark on New York
Plus: Dreweatts and Mallett sold, and dealers on the move in London
Early maiolica has it all – even humour
These supposedly ‘primitive’ ceramics from late medieval and early Renaissance Italy are fresh, inventive and fun
TEFAF takes a contemporary turn in New York
Modern and contemporary art and design take centre stage at the first ever TEFAF New York Spring
Who’s collecting German experimental prints?
There has always been a market for early 20th-century German prints, but it’s constantly evolving as tastes and expertise change
Contemporary British ceramics in a country barn
This is no country jumble of brown pots. The latest show at Messum’s Wiltshire is a reminder of a great, evolving national tradition
‘You can get real fireworks with pastels’
Why Impressionist and Post-Impressionist pastels are becoming increasingly attractive to art collectors of all sorts
David Hockney’s art used to be cheap as chips
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
Exploring Ghana’s growing art scene
Public funding for the arts in Ghana is practically non-existent, but a thriving network of artists and arts professionals is emerging
The growing market for Indian arms and armour
Exquisite pieces of Indian arms and armour are capturing the interest of international collectors
A swashbuckling tale of trade and trickery
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
The melancholy grandeur of a 3D-printed mountain
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?
Why US museums and the antiquities trade should work together
Are pragmatic reforms needed to revive an important field of collecting for US museums?
Collectors remain enamoured with Limoges enamels
Vibrant and intricate Limoges enamels from the 12th century are increasingly hard to come by, but collectors are willing to spend
Could hipsters save the antique furniture trade?
Antique furniture has been unpopular for years – but tastes are changing
How should museums respond to art smuggling scandals?
Despite all best efforts, museums can and do unwittingly acquire stolen artefacts. What happens when new information throws an item’s provenance into doubt?
Old Masters, new scandal, as a ‘Parmigianino’ painting is deemed a fake
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
Philip Guston’s Nixon drawings are a lesson in satire
It’s hard not to draw parallels between Guston’s biting caricatures of Richard Nixon and today’s political climate
The sound artist making a call for resilience
James Webb’s sound installations tackle difficult political, social and emotional issues with subtle immediacy
Art and humanity in the work of Paul de Monchaux
The sculptor discusses abstraction, music, architecture, carving kerb stones, and the ‘common enterprise’ at the heart of it all
A tour around January’s art fair highlights
From British modern art, to antique rugs and Old Master drawings, there’s something for everyone on the art fair circuit this month
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