Emma Crichton-Miller is a freelance journalist and an Apollo columnist
Axel Vervoordt has turned an industrial ‘wasteland’ into a haven for displaying some of his favourite art
The market for the Pre-Raphaelites and their followers is steady and growing, bucking the trend for Victorian painting
The artist’s textile works reveal the versatility and power of a medium that has been widely overlooked
It may be a small and specialist market, but it is still possible to find exquisite portrait medals at affordable prices
Studio potters continue to push the boundaries of their medium in Britain
Once championed by the Surrealists, Oceanic art is now achieving top prices at auction and attracting an increasingly diverse collector base
English porcelain may not attract the same high prices of the past, but it could still be a lucrative opportunity for new collectors
The current exhibition at the Cini Foundation in Venice has a conceptual clarity that is entirely in keeping with the Italian artist’s philosophy
Prices are rocketing for photographs by Bernd and Hilla Becher and their students at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
There has always been a market for early 20th-century German prints, but it’s constantly evolving as tastes and expertise change
This is no country jumble of brown pots. The latest show at Messum’s Wiltshire is a reminder of a great, evolving national tradition
Why Impressionist and Post-Impressionist pastels are becoming increasingly attractive to art collectors of all sorts
More than 90 dealers ranging widely across art, antiques, and contemporary design come together to celebrate the fair’s 25th anniversary
Exquisite pieces of Indian arms and armour are capturing the interest of international collectors
Some of the 20th century’s greatest artists have worked in textiles – and most of them happen to have been women
Vibrant and intricate Limoges enamels from the 12th century are increasingly hard to come by, but collectors are willing to spend
BRAFA pulls off the tricky task of subtly reinventing itself to suit changing tastes, while catering to every specialism
A perfectly realised exhibition at the Courtauld Gallery in London explores Rodin’s obsession with dance and its expressive power
Caravaggio’s radical vision inspired a legion of followers across Europe, whose work is increasingly in the spotlight at museums and auction houses alike
‘People put great stock in the history. Without it, these objects are worth much less.’
From neolithic objects to contemporary art, the diversity of works on offer at Asian Art in London shows just how far this market has come
‘They told me I would be more successful if I was a man, French, or dead.’
Phaidon is revisiting its pioneering artists’ monographs with a series of ‘Classics’ that reaffirms the importance of art publishing, and how it’s changed
With previously unseen paintings by followers of Bosch and works by leading 20th-century Spanish artists, the fair has upped its game
December 2024
Emma Crichton-Miller
Apollo
Christina Makris
Christina Riggs
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