Anna Brady
Sotheby's pays over $6m to settle tax evasion case
The terms of the settlement in New York allowed Sotheby's to resolve the issue without admitting any wrongdoing
Five must-read art history books for the under-fives
All you ever wanted to know about art (if you are little), from a cat that wanders round Tate Modern at night to why Louise Bourgeois made giant spiders—selected by The Art Newspaper's Anna Brady
Christie’s and Sotheby’s pin hopes for New York November sales on single-owner collections
In a subdued market, the season’s most promising auctions are of estates
Two-for-one: double-sided Van Dyck to be sold at Christie's
An Andalusian horse was last sold at the auction house in 2000, after which another landscape was discovered, hidden on the back
Gen X are the biggest spenders on art as ‘speculative’ millennials drop back, latest UBS/Art Basel survey finds
The 200-page report, authored by Clare McAndrew, also revealed stable Chinese buying and buoyancy at the lower end of the market as top end softens
Georgia makes Frieze debut ahead of pro-Russian vs pro-Western election
Amid a “tense atmosphere”, founder of Tbilisi’s Gallery Artbeat says it is “very important to be showing our culture internationally”
‘Coming full circle’: Perrotin to open first London gallery in Claridge's hotel
The French art dealer Emmanuel Perrotin recently pulled out of his Dubai gallery and secondary market space in Paris, though has been expanding the scope of his programme
Amid 'more selective, more cautious' market, Christie's Hong Kong sale notches $134m
The firm's first major sale in its new Hong Kong headquarters saw spirited bidding for contemporary works and regional records for paintings by Van Gogh and Monet
Fashion designer Paul Smith to open gallery during Frieze Week
The space, located within the basement of the Albemarle Street shop in London, will host an exhibition of textile art in collaboration with the digital platform Vortic
Late Freud nude to make auction debut in London with £10m-£15m estimate
Ria, Naked Portrait (2006-07) depicts an art handler who approached the artist, then in his 80s, to pose for the painting
Perrotin and its artists have made a €6m donation to the Pompidou—could the move set a precedent?
The gift of 23 works by 17 of the mega gallery's artists, worth over three times the museum's annual acquisitions budget, will go on display next month
Having to ‘strive to survive’ holds no fears for new Geneva gallery
L’Appartement opens this October with an exhibition of sculptures by Takis and Yves Dana
Former Sotheby's boss writes sex-filled murder mystery novel set in fictional auction house Mount's
Spoiler alert: lots of mounting takes place at Mount's
'Bruton has been better for business than London ever was': Bo Lee and Workman founders on opening a gallery in Somerset
Jemma Hickman and Alice Workman have pooled their talents and launched a gallery just off the trendy town of Bruton's high street
From the 'Bloomsbury stud' to unseen works by Winifred Nicholson—our pick of London Art Week
The annual eclectic gallery trail finishes on Friday, with 51 participants to see around central London
A crucifixion by Fra Angelico and a Félix Vallotton that belonged to actor Peter Ustinov are among our picks of the July sales
Plus one of only four paintings by the 15th century Master of the Baroncelli portraits
Gustav Klimt's last portrait has highest estimate ever put on a painting in Europe at over £65m
Lady with a Fan (1917) was last sold for $11.6m in 1994 and will be offered at Sotheby's in London on 27 June
Resale rules have become the art world norm: what are they and are they enforceable?
Art sales contracts now often include terms stating when and how you can—or rather, how you cannot—sell a work on
Perrotin in talks to sell 60% stake to real estate investor to fuel growth
Founder Emmanuel Perrotin will retain a 40% stake in the international contemporary art gallery that he founded in 1990, but Colony IM will provide a capital injection and "corporate infrastructure"
'I tend not to wait around; I think it’s a millennial mindset': collector Fiorenzo Manganiello on ignoring the critics
The tech entrepreneur and blockchain professor has a passion for street and digital art
Tiwani Contemporary signs up for last remaining space on London's Cork Street
The gallery, which specialises in artists from Africa and the diaspora, was established in 2011, and now moves into the Pollen Estate's development
Bart Drenth resigns as Tefaf's global managing director following reports of 'anti-woke' tweets
Drenth has also been criticised online by Tefaf managing director Charlotte van Leerdam for speaking about her private battle with breast cancer in the Dutch press
For just the third time this century, a Fra Angelico work heads to auction
Rediscovered panel painting comes to Christie’s evening sale in London next month with an estimate of £4m-£6m
Sotheby's veteran Kevin Ching joins Christie's as chairman of Asia
Ching will be based in Hong Kong and starts the new role on Wednesday
'Not a matter of competition, but natural progression': Pilar Corrias to open new London gallery in Mayfair
The 500 sq m space will replace the Fitzrovia gallery and open this October with an exhibition of work by Christina Quarles
Art Basel appoints Maike Cruse as fair director
The current head of Gallery Weekend Berlin will start in the newly created role in July and oversee the 2024 fair
Royally great crowd-sourcing: more than 11,000 people submit drawings to create a digital portrait of King Charles III
Christie's marks coronation by auctioning portrait in aid of BBC Children in Need and holding exhibitions of Shakespeare's First Folio and the work of Royal Drawing School alumni
On eve of the coronation, Sotheby's offers document in which Charles II set out his vision for restoration of the British monarchy
"Transformational" signed 1660 copy of The Declaration of Breda leads mixed-category sale featuring manuscripts, royal portraits, medals and memorabilia
What are you worth? New report reveals art world salaries, from £22,500 for gallery assistants to over £250,000 for top sales directors
The report, published by recruitment firm Sophie Macpherson, used base salary data from 2022
Auction Queen: hammer to fall on Freddie Mercury’s art collection at Sotheby’s
More than 1,500 lots, including original lyrics and Victorian paintings, from the rockstar’s London home will be sold in September by former girlfriend and close friend Mary Austin