Art & Photography
Essl Collection auction realises $75.3m as Frieze Week begins
Christie's sale of the Essl Collection saw two new artist records in London
Lauren Bacall's art, jewellery to be offered by Bonhams at $3m
The estate of actress Lauren Bacall reveals an impeccable taste for art and jewellery
Mike Kelley's Nazi War Cave up 25% on estimate
Mike Kelley's Nazi War Cave #1 comes from one of his most celebrated series
Elizabeth Catlett's Singing Head makes $125,000 at Swann New York
Elizabeth Catlett executed Singing Head while living in Mexico in 1977
Qianlong emperor's painting makes $3.4m in Hong Kong
A hand scroll painting in the hand of the Qianlong emperor came from Japan's Hosokawa clan
Rossetti's Venus Verticordia ruined relationship with Ruskin
Dante Gabriel Rossetti's Venus Verticordia turned the heart of critic John Ruskin
The story of how the CIA funded abstract expressionism
During the 1950s abstract expressionism was seen as a way to spread American influence
Paul Gauguin sketch leads at $8,000 amid artist ephemera
RR Auction features ephemera from famous artists, led by a sketch by Gauguin
Mark Rothko's No. 21 estimated at $50m in Schlumberger sale
Mark Rothko's No. 21 is the lead lot in Sotheby's auction of a prominent contemporary collection
Warhol's Campbell's Soup prints sell for $407,500 in NIGO auction
Warhol's Campbell's Soup prints topped cultural icons from fashion designer NIGO
Alberto Giacometti's Chariot set to beat $100m at Sotheby's?
Alberto Giacometti's The Chariot could beat the Swiss artist's auction record
Liu Xiaodong's Disobeying the Rules leads host of record bids at $8.5m
Sotheby's Asian contemporary art is led by Xiaodong's Disobeying the Rules, in Hong Kong
