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’
Axel Vervoordt has turned an industrial 'wasteland' into a haven for displaying some of his favourite art
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
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
These supposedly 'primitive' ceramics from late medieval and early Renaissance Italy are fresh, inventive and fun
Plus: art fair shake-ups in Germany and an Ottoman art record in London
Lacquer is an extemely difficult material to work with, but the results can be extraordinary
The auction houses have announced their top lots for the May sales in New York
This glazed terracotta roundel by Andrea della Robbia was made for a palace that was promptly destroyed
The Crommelynck brothers worked with the greatest artists of the 20th century to produce extraordinary prints, some of which will soon come to auction
Early reported sales at TEFAF Maastricht were strong, particularly among Old Master dealers
The bizarre story of how an altarpiece by Hugo van der Goes was transformed into a marriage portrait of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York
Overseas buyers drove high prices at London's Impressionist and modern sales
Antique furniture has been unpopular for years – but tastes are changing
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
Prices for Outsider Art are now close to matching those fetched by the mainstream
Leading art market figures and auction house supremos make their predictions for the year ahead
The London Old Master sales may not have included any blockbuster paintings, but sales were strong for works fresh to the market
Not one, but two groups of preparatory work for Edward Burne-Jones’s monumental painting 'The Golden Stairs' have made it into the same sale
Dealers are optimistic that sales will be strong despite a more muted atmosphere than previous years; plus the latest art market news and comment
