Art

How English stately homes became a fitting backdrop for two art titans

Blenheim Palace and Newlands House stage new exhibitions of works by Cecily Brown and Ron Arad - to suitably grand effect

'I was snapped by the legendary Bill Cunningham - and I know why New Yorkers revere him more than ever'

A new exhibition of collectible photographs by iconic New York street-style photographer Bill Cunningham launches this month

What are the world’s most sought-after and valuable art prints, and why?

While prints are often considered a poor man’s entry point into the art market, some can fetch a hefty sum

How to buy garden sculpture that's an investment - and enhances your outdoor space 

An art advisor explains why it's worth taking your time over that key piece of outdoor art

Is this the future of art auctions? Sotheby’s stages a £295m ‘hybrid’ sale, without a single bidder present

Last night the auction house unveiled a new type of sale - but the high bids were as record-breaking as the good old days

Picasso's granddaughter to sell 60 minor works - including Pablo's old palettes - in £1m auction

This will be Marina Picasso's tenth sale at Sotheby's, with many unsigned works doubling their estimates

'It's an escape hatch for feelings of danger': the author Polly Devlin on what drives her obsessive art collecting

Take me back to Tate Modern's Turbine Hall, where I get lost in the vastness and theatre of London 

The founder of Orlebar Brown on why a long walk to Tate Modern is the perfect way to spend a morning

'Painting has kept me calm in isolation - even when a family member fell ill'

Despite her situation, Eleanor Johnson wanted her paintings to be joyful, taking inspiration from nature

Inside the record-shattering online bidding war between Frieze and Sotheby's

After a wobbly start to digital auctions in when lockdown commenced in March, there was plenty of action at the most recent sales

The big Luxury lockdown weekend quiz - week three

Competitive connoisseurs, this one is for you. Test yourself on the business of luxury, fine jewellery and the art market

How you can video call Hillary Clinton and the cast of Downton Abbey

A Sotheby's charity auction, which finishes on 8 May, is offering virtual meetings with stars from Sir Patrick Stewart to Sting

Art Market Picture of the Month: why this stylish portrait proved irresistible to online bidders 

Plus, play the Art Market Picture of the Month yourself, by sending images and reasons to our expert

I tried this new art market board game - and tasted what it's like to be a billionaire collector

Our expert plays a satirical art-sales game that leaves him feeling both rich and nostalgic

Hockney iPad drawings and £25 posters: the art world's new charity sales

How galleries and salerooms have turned to fundraising

Concealed, sawn-up and looted by Nazis: inside the art heist of the century

Through the story of a stolen masterpiece, Mick Brown explores the drama - and aftermath - of major art crimes

How David Shrigley's 'very British' sense of humour is shaking up the champagne world

The French may understand 'maybe 80 per cent' of his whimsical work, but the British artist's latest project for Ruinart is as wry as ever

Which commercial art galleries will survive the global pandemic?

When the going gets tough, the most inventive galleries get going

Artists and dealers to stage a free festival of video art online - including works that usually cost up to £100,000 to own

In lockdown we are being treated to a jamboree of free film art. Our expert explains how to make the most of it