French collectors boost sales at FIAC, Paris
Billionaire François Pinault bought Chen Zhen and Pistoletto
Collectors flock to Paris for four fairs in one week
Serious buyers came out in force for Spring Art Week—a relief for dealers after a chilly winter
Slow start for fledgling Paris fair
Paris Beaux-Arts’s first edition was handicapped by awkward timing and a vague concept
Art Deco, classic cars and tribal art drive sales in France but growth remains sluggish
Single-owner consignments and a €13.5m portrait by Modigliani help Sotheby’s emerge ahead of its rivals in a stagnating market
Air of malaise at Paris fairs
A scheduling clash and an unfriendly tax environment slowed business at most fairs
Pinault appoints curator for first Palazzo Grassi show..
The French billionaire chooses Alison Gingeras from the Guggenheim
Collectors remain cautious at Pavilion of Arts and Design in Paris as impulse buying declines
Many dealers reported mixed results from the fair
Swiss collector show for Asia and Europe
Monique Burger plans to take her works on an Asia tour
Design forgery ring uncovered in France
A Parisian artist produced fake 20th-century classics by Jean Prouvé, Charlotte Perriand, Alexandre Noll and Pierre Chareau
Pompidou cancels Calder exhibition for lack of funds—and renovations are also delayed
The French gallery has been hit hard by a 6% reduction in government subsidy, part of Sarkozy's pledge to modernise the State by reducing public spending
Swiss collector to open her own museum in Arles
Maja Hoffmann wants to hire Frank Gehry to design her gallery
David Walsh reveals art for new private Tasmanian gallery
Walsh, described as “every casino owner’s nightmare”, owns around 1,300 antiquities and 300 contemporary works
Art Cologne sets up subsidiary fair in Palma de Mallorca
By following Art Basel's example, organisers hope to rival their prosperity
Fiac bounces back thanks to homegrown collectors
François Pinault, Bernard Arnault and Claude Berri attended, among many others
Bernard Arnault, luxury goods billionaire, to show his art in new private foundation in Paris
But what is in the collection of LVMH chairman?
Gagosian in controversial $54m Giacometti deal
“Preposterous plan to create additional sculptures,” says rival PaceWildenstein
Removing French trade barriers still leaves London auction houses with upper hand
Five years ago, France finally allowed outsiders to hold auctions in the country by ending the 400-year-old monopoly of state-appointed auctioneers
Parisian auction results buoyed by decorative arts
Most auctioneers reported increased sales in 2005
French collectors boost sales at FIAC
Billionaire François Pinault bought Chen Zhen and Pistoletto
Loss of Pinault collection is “catastrophe” for Paris
A top museum director and a dealer react to the billionaire’s decision to show his contemporary art collection in Venice
FIAC, Paris: Suffering from the Frieze effect
Foreign collectors deserted the fair and the French only buy their own artists
The Giacometti Foundation becomes a reality at long last, but lawsuits brought against the Association wear on
In accordance with the president of the Foundation's emphasis on turning over a new leaf, none of the Association's members have been elected to the board