Art Market
Highlights of Asian Art in London – Indian and Islamic Art
Reimagined for its 23rd edition, the event is now split into two sections – with the first leg focusing on Indian and Islamic art
A museum of Islamic art in Jerusalem is selling works to make ends meet
The museum is selling part of its collection of Islamic art as well as some extraordinary timepieces
Two exceptional single-owner collections come to auction
A important group of Gandharan sculptures and Thomas Olbricht’s modern-day Kunstkammer are both on sale this September
The US art market must demonstrate its integrity – or further regulation is a certainty
Art businesses in the US have a limited time to prove that responsible practices are already in place
What not to miss as Art Paris opens in the Grand Palais
Highlights of the first modern and contemporary art fair to take place in Europe since the continent locked down
Parcours des Mondes puts Paris at the centre of things
The annual celebration of art from around the world returns to the streets of Saint-Germain-des-Prés
‘The gallery experience in 2020 certainly isn’t business as usual’
How have art businesses coped with the crisis – and what might they look like post-lockdown?
What to look out for at London Art Week this summer
From 3 to 10 July the galleries of Mayfair and St James’s are putting on physical and digital displays to appeal to dedicated connoisseurs and casual browsers alike
Looking closely at art during lockdown
Philip Hewat-Jaboor, chairman of Masterpiece London, and Tibetan art specialist Alice S. Kandell on spending more time with objects
Masterpiece pulls out the stops for its first online edition
Virtual viewing rooms, video tours and private Zoom meetings – here’s what to expect from Masterpiece Online
Monastic habits – the market for illuminated choir books
With splendid examples of illumination accompanying early musical notation, medieval choir books are highly prized by collectors around the world
A head of its time – a Central African masterpiece comes to auction
A Fang reliquary sculpture with an illustrious history is the first classical African work to be offered in a contemporary evening sale
Art businesses are emerging from lockdown – but how best to go about it?
When commercial galleries in the UK reopen, they will need to be mindful of social-distancing rules and wary of legal obligations for online sales
Are online viewing rooms the future of the art market?
The Covid-19 pandemic has forced art fairs and galleries to move their presentations online – but are virtual viewings here to stay?
A history of Birmingham in 456 lots – the Assay Office Library comes to auction
A sale of volumes collected by the Assay Office over two centuries brings numerous important works to the market, despite local opposition
‘The experience was not so very different from my recent online grocery shopping’ – Art Basel Hong Kong goes virtual
The art fair’s online viewings will suit some collectors down to the ground – but it’s harder to make genuine discoveries
The best of TEFAF Maastricht 2020 – part three
A tiara fit for a queen and a portrait of a princess are among the objects not to miss at the fair this year
The best of TEFAF Maastricht 2020 – part two
From a monumental mannerist canvas to a silver-and-coconut cup – more works not to miss at the fair this year
The best of TEFAF Maastricht 2020 – part one
Rare books by Dürer, a bowl owned by William Beckford and a pioneering Pop sculpture – what not to miss at this year’s fair
The Armory Show and beyond – around the galleries in New York
Highlights of the upcoming modern and contemporary fairs and gallery shows in the Big Apple
Sotheby’s is at the centre of a stitch-up – but it’s all for a good cause
The auction house is hosting an exhibition and online auction for a charity that trains prisoners in craft work
What not to miss at BRAFA this year
From Fauvist paintings to fragments of the Berlin Wall – highlights of the 2020 edition of the fair
The siren call of Tamara de Lempicka’s portrait of a cabaret singer
Will this painting of the Jazz Age chanteuse Marjorie Ferry seduce buyers and set a new auction record for the artist?
Highlights of London Art Fair – and beyond
Modern British art gets a strong showing this month, while Condo also returns to the capital
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