Art

The £60m Botticelli set to smash auction records - and its surprising connection to Wales 

“The greatest Botticelli still in private hands" will soon be sold at Sotheby's - and it could make history for an Old Master work

Charles Saatchi's gallerist daughter is following in his footsteps - with a few key differences

Phoebe Saatchi Yates and Arthur Yates champion a longer-term approach to budding talent

Why sales of topographical art, depicting the great age of exploration, have been sunk

Auction houses are discontinuing the sale of prints from colonial-era exploration

This new hub for galleries in South Kensington is a mall for shopaholic art collectors

Think of it as London's permanent 'art fair' - with a secret entrance for wealthy buyers, ever-changing galleries, and its own chef

The real-life art fair shining a light on African artists at Somerset House

Nigerian, Ghanaian and Syrian artists soar in popularity among collectors

Anjelica Huston on jewels from Jack Nicholson, vegetable growing and her favourite lockdown tipple

The cinematic icon on the art of sybaritic living

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 a new art exhibition in Venice is shining a light on the planet's battle against rising oceans

Venice's Church of San Lorenzo is home to Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza's TBA21 Academy, whose latest exhibition carries a stark warning

Notorious B.I.G.'s crown is the Mona Lisa of hip-hop - and it's up for auction 

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?

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