Art Market
Letter from São Paulo
Charles Saumarez Smith reflects on the art market in Brazil as the 14th edition of SP-Arte takes place
‘The only name that means anything in furniture’
On the tercentenary of his birth, Thomas Chippendale still exercises a unique hold on the market for British furniture
How excessive taxes are stifling the German art market
In a global art world, Germany’s high VAT rate is holding its artists and collectors back
The best of the Salon du Dessin 2018
Apollo’s highlights of the fair – including works by Monet, Moore and Constable
A confident return for Asia Week New York
Galleries, auction houses and museums come together to celebrate ancient and modern Asian art
A long-lost pastel by Picasso re-emerges
The work belongs to an important sequence of drawings created in 1903, culminating in the famous Blue Period painting ‘La Vie’
The best of BADA 2018
Arts and Crafts silver, Toulouse-Lautrec and L.S. Lowry – the works not to miss at BADA in London this year
The best of TEFAF Maastricht 2018 – part three
Ritual artefacts, jewels and objets d’art – more highlights from TEFAF Maastricht 2018
The best of TEFAF Maastricht 2018 – part two
More of the artworks not to miss at TEFAF Maastricht this year
The best of TEFAF Maastricht 2018 – part one
Susan Moore’s pick of the works not to miss in Maastricht this year
Is arbitration the answer to settling disputes in the art world?
Privacy is just one of the advantages the arbitration process has over going to court
Picasso’s portrait of dying love promises to fetch a high price
The artist once said that ‘it must be painful for a girl to see in a painting that she is on the way out’
Highlights of BRAFA art fair
From a 4.6 billion-year-old meteorite to an array of modern and contemporary art, here’s what not to miss this year
A derelict distillery becomes a canalside arts centre
Axel Vervoordt has turned an industrial ‘wasteland’ into a haven for displaying some of his favourite art
Can commercial galleries thrive outside major market centres?
More contemporary galleries than ever are opening regional outposts, or moving out of London altogether
‘There is enduring interest in the stories of the Pre-Raphaelites’
The market for the Pre-Raphaelites and their followers is steady and growing, bucking the trend for Victorian painting
A Mexican dog in an early modern menagerie
How an ancient breed of hairless dog made its way into the Habsburg art collection
A pair of Easter Island treasures emerge
A sleek, modern aesthetic ups the selling power of a pair of Polynesian dance paddles
The shows not to miss during London Art Week Winter
Why it’s time to wrap up warmly in the capital and get gallery hopping
Canova’s lost portrait bust of Joachim Murat has come to light
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
The best of Asian Art in London
The 20th edition of AAL proves that the appetite for classical Asian art amongst dealers and collectors remains insatiable
Flashback to the future
For its fifth edition, Turin’s Flashback art fair has taken a sci-fi turn
Legal pitfalls that all emerging artists should watch out for
Legal wrangles almost always curb creativity, so artists should avoid the hidden pitfalls of the art market
Can TEFAF New York Fall reinvigorate interest in older art?
The fair’s second autumn edition in New York builds on last year’s success – and includes some extraordinary exhibits
Pilgrims’ progress? The Vatican Jubilee has frustrated Romans and tourists alike