The boom in international demand for contemporary art has seen more and more living artists begin to sell at auction. But who stands to gain?
Galleries, auction houses and museums come together to celebrate ancient and modern Asian art
The work belongs to an important sequence of drawings created in 1903, culminating in the famous Blue Period painting ‘La Vie’
The artist once said that ‘it must be painful for a girl to see in a painting that she is on the way out’
The market for the Pre-Raphaelites and their followers is steady and growing, bucking the trend for Victorian painting
How an ancient breed of hairless dog made its way into the Habsburg art collection
A sleek, modern aesthetic ups the selling power of a pair of Polynesian dance paddles
Until recently, experts were unsure where this extraordinary portrait bust of Napoleon's brother-in-law had ended up, or whether it had survived at all
Apollo presents the winners of this year's Asian Art in London Art Awards
The painter amassed a huge variety of bold and fascinating artworks over the years – many of which are soon to be sold at Sotheby's
It may be a small and specialist market, but it is still possible to find exquisite portrait medals at affordable prices
Auction highlights in October include a dramatic Jenny Saville painting, a late Philip Guston work, and rich Islamic textiles
Rob Weisberg, CEO of Invaluable, discusses the challenges and opportunities facing the auction sector
The personal collections of Edward Albee, Vivien Leigh and Mario Testino come to the block this month
Once championed by the Surrealists, Oceanic art is now achieving top prices at auction and attracting an increasingly diverse collector base
Venetian vedute, Tuscan cassone panels, and a masterpiece of British painting all feature in London's upcoming Old Master sales
Auction highlights this month include a dramatic plaster relief in Paris, and a diminutive but vibrant Van Gogh in London
Max Beckmann's 'Bird's Hell', a terrifying vision of cruelty painted after he fled Nazi Germany, is to be sold at auction for the first time
Plus: major lots announced for the London modern art sales
The legendary S.S. Normandie was lost to fire in the 1940s, but relics from its luxury interior survive – including these verre églomisé panels
Plus: Dreweatts and Mallett sold, and dealers on the move in London
Auction highlights this month include a Twombly masterpiece that has never appeared at auction before and a striking portrait by Picasso
Many artists are uncomfortable about the perceived excesses of the market. But can they actually do anything about it?
Plus: art fair shake-ups in Germany and an Ottoman art record in London
