Art & Photography

Louis Leopold Boilly was a World Record star lot, won by a renowned Los Angeles museum

January 27, 1880: here are some unique collectibles inspired by Edison's light bulb...

The billionaire Casino King and art collector

We look at Freud's life and paintings before his work, Self-Portrait With a Black Eye, auctions next month

Here's a look at why Action Comics #1, Superman's first adventure, is a better investment than stocks

An early work by the 20th century's greatest painter has been ripped in a freak accident

The silver Kierstede piece, hidden in a well during the American Revolution, far exceeded expectations

A self-portrait by Lucian Freud, heralded as his most important, will auction at Sotheby's

The portrait of the great palaeontologist Clive Forster-Cooper brought over 10 times its estimate

A portrait from the artist's period of retreat from his booming celebrity status will star at Christie's

A superb signed print from 'the quintessential Jewish artist of the twentieth century', Marc Chagall

Detective Comics #27, the first-ever Batman, might break the previous record for a comic book