Seventeenth-century German glassware isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but the finest examples can fetch dazzlingly high prices
While many in the trade will be glad to see the back of 2024, whether the year ahead will be an improvement is completely up in the air
Fashion houses and other high-end brands are keener on art than ever before, but who really benefits from the relationship?
Chinese art from the 14th century onwards has long ruled the art market, but prices for work from earlier periods are catching up fast
Though its popularity abroad has waned, British art of the 1940s and ’50s is still highly sought after at home
More and more artists are partnering with online platforms to sell limited editions of their work – and it’s paying off handsomely, for now
For its 27th edition, the fair is setting up shop in the galleries of London’s auction houses and welcoming a number of new exhibitors
The much-anticipated fair returns to Paris for ‘a second inaugural edition’ with a whole new section and a greater emphasis on public programming
The art world is changing fast, but fostering a new generation of young collectors remains a challenge for the market to overcome
Amid a narrowing market for Old Masters, paintings from 17th-century Naples are still holding their own
Modern Italian artists rub shoulders with Old Masters including Titian and Bronzino at the Biennale Internazionale dell’Antiquariato in Florence (BIAF)
Despite what is widely regarded as a lucky escape in July’s elections, further challenges may well lie on the horizon
The Paris event celebrating art from around the world returns this autumn with a new focus on modern and contemporary work
This year’s edition of the Venice Biennale points to and even reinforces the growing interest of collectors
Art by the movement’s best-known practitioners still fetches huge sums, but it’s work by women and artists of colour that is really taking off
The work of Mary Cassatt, Berthe Morisot and their female contemporaries is now in great demand, but very short supply
Life’s a beach on Long Island, which this summer hosts a wealth of modern and contemporary work
An uncertain political and economic outlook around the world means that art sales are down – but not quite out
Though its market is comparatively young, demand for the traditional arts of the Himalayas is steadily climbing
There really is something for every kind of collector at Treasure House Fair and London Art Week this summer
The wares on offer at the event this month are enough to bowl over any ceramics aficionado
If sales so far this year are anything to go by, the high-profile auctions taking place this month may not bring much excitement
This year’s laudably international line-up gives plenty of space to photography, performance and video
The Venice Biennale is a good time to pull back the curtain on the funding of major arts events, which can often be shrouded in mystery
