Art & Photography
Christies, Sotheby's art auctions offer new buyers 'alternative to shares'
New investors from the US and Asia are reinvigorating art auctions at Christie's and Sotheby's
Collecting rare comic books: Top Five reasons why you should buy
Whether you love Batman, Tintin or Charles Schulz, comic books are a great place to put your money
Unique Auctions' Fantin-Latour painting tipped to make $770,000 at sale
Henri Fantin-Latour's floral art could make a mockery of its $15,430 estimate at Unique Auctions
Helen Frankenthaler rare 'Sunshine After Rain' art auctions at Phillips de Pury
Phillips de Pury's auction features Frankenthaler, a major abstract expressionist, who died this week
Top Five: Collectibles types you should consider buying in 2012
We pick our Top Five best performing areas in 2011 - with an eye on where the action will be in 2012
'From fine wines to Peanuts comic art - choose rare collectibles in the New Year'
Paul offers tips to help your 2012 collecting - including what you can learn from wine and comics
Face Britain charity art auction offers collectors celebrity self-portraits
The Face Britain charity auction will raise money for the Prince's Foundation for Children and the Arts
Frederik Marinus Kruseman-styled painting tops a strong year for Addisons' auctions
Skaters by a Windmill by a follower of Frederik Marinus Kruseman drew bidders to Addisons
2011 Review: The most valuable artwork to sell at auction in 2011
The art market continued to head east in 2011, led by this $65.5m sale in Beijing
Dorotheum sells Kabakov and Franckens paintings in a 'vigorous' 2011 art market
Franckens, Kabakov and Jawlensky paintings led Dorotheum's impressive 2011 auctions
James van der Zee photograph sets World Record price of $52,000 at Christie's
The simple photograph, Untitled, has broken the record for one of James van der Zee's works
Tlingit 'mosquito mask' sells for $365,000 at Christie's auction
The mosquito mask of the Tlingit people in the Pacific Northwest made five times its estimate
