Auctions Christie’s London Tallies $84 Million on Contemporary Art, Bolstering the Middle Market Even a middling sale may reassure the markets. By Colin Gleadell, Feb 11, 2016
Analysis $10 Million French Chateau for Sale Comes With Protected Picasso Murals Picasso fell in love with the site, but he could never own it. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 11, 2016
Analysis Early Lucian Freud Painting Leads Sotheby’s $100 Million Contemporary Art Evening Sale It is the best of several paintings by Freud to be offered this week. By Colin Gleadell, Feb 10, 2016
Art Guides Knoedler Fraud Trial Settles Most surprising was the lack of a formal announcement. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 10, 2016
Law & Politics Experts Say Ann Freedman Likely Settled Due to Surprisingly Damning Evidence One expert said Freedman 'caved in.' By Eileen Kinsella & Sarah Cascone, Feb 9, 2016
Galleries 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair Will Be Bigger and Better in 2016 The second edition is seen as a sign of positive change. By Sarah Cascone, Feb 9, 2016
Analysis Phillips’s Encouraging $35 Million Contemporary Art Evening Sale Is Not Without Its Bumps Testing the market for emerging artists. By Colin Gleadell, Feb 8, 2016
Art Guides National Gallery of Art’s Rothko Expert Questioned About Dubious Knoedler Sale The mysterious Mister X is brought up yet again. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 8, 2016
Analysis Lord Archer Donates Satan Statue to Ashmolean Museum for Considerable Tax Break A bargain for a devil? By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 8, 2016
Analysis Why Courts Dramatically Overvalue Artist Estates When artists die, how do experts appraise the value of their work? By Ronald D. Spencer, Feb 7, 2016
Analysis Politicians Banned From Funding Their Official Portraits With Tax Dollars It will save the federal government $500,000 a year. By Sarah Cascone, Feb 5, 2016
Analysis Billionaire Leon Black Revealed as Mystery Buyer for Contested Picasso Bust Who will win this tug-of-war? By Sarah Cascone, Feb 4, 2016
Analysis Sotheby’s Shows Solid Results at $135 Million Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale The highs, and lows, of the market are revealed in this sale. By Colin Gleadell, Feb 3, 2016
Analysis artnet Auctions: On the Hunt With ‘Mad Men’ Collector John P. McGarry Jr. What seemed like admiration for an era grew into a lifelong passion. By Conner Williams, Feb 3, 2016
Analysis Who’s In and Who’s Out at Art Basel 2016? Book your hotel room now. By Sarah Cascone, Feb 2, 2016