Art dealers
From punk pioneer to major market player: 40 years of Maureen Paley gallery
Paley's operations have grown from a derelict London house to three spaces across the UK—but her risk-taking, collaborative nature remains the same
Four ex-staffers say Nino Mier Gallery underpaid multiple artists and pocketed the difference
A series of documents from 2018-19, seen by The Art Newspaper, shows that five artists on the dealer’s roster were shortchanged by as much as 54% on some sales
Michael Werner Gallery to open Los Angeles branch in May
The inaugural exhibition will feature the unlikely pairing of works by Markus Lüpertz and Pierre Puvis de Chavannes
Divisive Los Angeles dealer Stefan Simchowitz runs for US Senate
Once dubbed “the art world’s patron satan”, the gallerist is hoping to take the Californian seat formerly held by the late Dianne Feinstein
Behind the curtain: new book sparks debate about how women gallerists promoted avant-garde art
This important study analyses how female dealers from 1940 to 1990 worked to advance artists but questions on gender go unanswered
Why are ever more artists ditching dealers?
From the emerging to the blue-chip, artists are trading gallery representation for agents or outright autonomy
When dealers go bust, what happens to the art they hold?
Establishing ownership and value of works can be a complicated business, as recent legal cases have shown
Thaddaeus Ropac, Salzburg and a path to mega-success
The Austrian dealer, who is celebrating his Salzburg gallery’s 40th anniversary, discusses formative influences, the weight of history and the importance of truth in art
Cold case murder victim identified as Russian art dealer Aleksandr Levin
Torso was found in Amsterdam river in 2013, but DNA testing was only carried out in 2021
Anti-money laundering training videos launched to help UK art dealers 'navigate a lot of red tape' and avoid penalties
The resources have been put together by associations representing around 700 dealers
Recent UK High Court rulings raise questions over dealers’ duty of care towards clients
Two cases involving respected London dealers John Eskenazi and Simon Dickinson brought up issues of negligence and authenticity with differing results
Suspected Old Master forger Giuliano Ruffini is arrested in Italy after turning himself in
The 77-year-old, wanted by French police for "fraud, money laundering and forgery of works of art", was released after ten days in custody
‘Pay-to-play’ galleries—which charge artists thousands to exhibit—are on the rise
By asking for participation fees upfront, art businesses are hedging their bets against poor sales—but how ethical is this practice?
British art dealer Robert Newland pleads guilty to conspiring with Inigo Philbrick to defraud collectors and financiers
Newland was arrested in the UK in February and extradited to the United States in September, where he admitted his role in the $86m scheme for which Inigo Philbrick was sentenced to seven years in prison
How do you place a price tag on art in an age of perpetual crisis?
Figures are going beserk for work that looks good on Instagram—but the market struggles to find the same fervour for conceptually ambitious, politically engaged art
Pioneering Parisian dealer Berthe Weill, who gave Modigliani his only show, is brought back to life in a new book
The first English translation of Weill’s 1933 memoir reveals a powerhouse of the Modern art world
Confessions of a dealer: Sibylle Friche
We talk to the Chicago-based dealer and director of Document about what keeps her up at night, the spa at the Standard Hotel and dream jobs in the south of France
Confessions of a dealer: Stefan von Bartha
We talk to the Swiss dealer about his love of Argentinian art movements, a culinary catastrophe and why he wants the world to know about Felipe Mujica
Former dealer Angela Gulbenkian is sentenced to three and a half years for defrauding art clients
Charges involved sale of a £1.1m Yayoi Kusama pumpkin sculpture that was never delivered and the theft of £50,000 that a friend had given her to invest
'An opportunity for bargain hunters' or a waste of time? Italy relaxes stringent export laws for Old Masters and antiques worth less than €13,500
Lower-value older works and those by artists who died less than 50 years ago no longer need an export licence to leave the country—but the process can still be slow
Poacher turned gamekeeper? Stefan Simchowitz opens Los Angeles gallery
“I support so many artists and I’d like to provide exhibition opportunities for them,” says the controversial dealer and art advisor
'It's like a marriage': Alvaro Barrington and Sadie Coles get frank about artist-dealer relationships
As a Brexit deal is agreed, confused and resigned UK art world ponders life after leaving the European Union
Art dealers, shippers and auctioneers are unsure about how leaving the single market will impact their business—but there is a silver lining
Johnny Eskenazi: from wannabe theatre director to leading Eastern art dealer who rescued stolen Afghan ivories
Top Indian sculpture dealer warns against a too rigid interpretation of the 1970 Unesco Convention
Nazi-looted Dutch Old Master to be auctioned in settlement between heir and current holder
The Golden Age work by Aelbert Cuyp was looted from Jacques Goudstikker and acquired by Hermann Göring
Forrest Fenn, known for burying $2m worth of treasure in the Rocky Mountains, dies at 90
The controversial yet colourful Santa Fe-based art and antiquities dealer announced that his treasure had been found shortly before his death
We need to talk about guarantees. And art loans
Dealers who finance deals by taking out loans against art may well find themselves in difficulty because of the Covid-19 pandemic
Unknown Dürer drawing to be sold by London dealer
One of very few examples in private hands, the work from an American collection is coming to the market via Agnews
In person | Dealer Susanne Vielmetter on the decline of artist exclusivity and the empty talk around gender parity
The Los Angeles gallery owner explains why she encourages her artists to have galleries in Europe and New York too, and how collaboration is key
In person | Dealer Daniella Luxembourg on taste-making and being stubborn
The gallery owner and art world grande dame explains why the big art fairs are not for her