What made the recent record-breaking years in the art market the most exciting ever?
Inside the tussle for most expensive living artist, alleged multi million pound fakes and FBI arrests

Inside the tussle for most expensive living artist, alleged multi million pound fakes and FBI arrests
“The greatest Botticelli still in private hands" will soon be sold at Sotheby's - and it could make history for an Old Master work
Phoebe Saatchi Yates and Arthur Yates champion a longer-term approach to budding talent
Auction houses are discontinuing the sale of prints from colonial-era exploration
Think of it as London's permanent 'art fair' - with a secret entrance for wealthy buyers, ever-changing galleries, and its own chef
Nigerian, Ghanaian and Syrian artists soar in popularity among collectors
The cinematic icon on the art of sybaritic living
Blenheim Palace and Newlands House stage new exhibitions of works by Cecily Brown and Ron Arad - to suitably grand effect
A new exhibition of collectible photographs by iconic New York street-style photographer Bill Cunningham launches this month
While prints are often considered a poor man’s entry point into the art market, some can fetch a hefty sum
Venice's Church of San Lorenzo is home to Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza's TBA21 Academy, whose latest exhibition carries a stark warning
Fans are going wild as this iconic auction gets ready for action along with letters from Tupac Shakur - but how much will the lots sell for?
An art advisor explains why it's worth taking your time over that key piece of outdoor art
Last night the auction house unveiled a new type of sale - but the high bids were as record-breaking as the good old days
This will be Marina Picasso's tenth sale at Sotheby's, with many unsigned works doubling their estimates
The founder of Orlebar Brown on why a long walk to Tate Modern is the perfect way to spend a morning
Despite her situation, Eleanor Johnson wanted her paintings to be joyful, taking inspiration from nature
After a wobbly start to digital auctions in when lockdown commenced in March, there was plenty of action at the most recent sales
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