□ Wednesday, 30 Dec 2009

Police Recover Picasso's 'Little Guitar' Toy Sculpture Made for Paloma Picasso
ROME (AP).- Police say they have recovered from a Roman businessman Picasso's "Little Guitar" toy sculpture made for the artist's daughter Paloma. More...

□ Sunday, 20 Dec 2009

Sotheby's, Christie's Sales of Contemporary Art Drop 75 Percent
Annual sales of contemporary art slumped 75 percent at the two largest auction houses' evening sales in 2009 after they abandoned price guarantees to sellers. More...

□ Monday, 14 Dec 2009

Van Dyck Portrait Sets Record to Boost $24.6 Million Auction
The last self-portrait by Anthony van Dyck doubled its estimate to set an artist auction record at Sotheby’s in London as buyers fought for the best work and rejected other paintings. More...

□ Sunday, 13 Dec 2009

Long-Missing Caravaggio Was Likely Burned
A lost painting by Caravaggio which art lovers have long hoped might still be found was burnt and destroyed by the Mafia, according to a former hitman turned pentito (informer). More...

Sotheby's Sale of Victorian and Edwardian Art Includes 100 Works by Leading Artists
Sotheby's sale of Victorian and Edwardian Art on Thursday, December 17, 2009 will bring together some 100 works by leading artists of the era and is expected to raise in excess of £4.2 million. More...

□ Friday, 4 Dec 2009

U.S. Marshals Seize Degas, Miro Works at Miami Fair
A dozen U.S. Marshals and police officers were among the first visitors to the Art Basel Miami Beach fair yesterday as they seized paintings by Fernand Leger, Joan Miro, Edgar Degas and Yves Klein following an insurance dispute between two dealers. More...

□ Sunday, 29 Nov 2009

Russian Art Week Sales Expected to Reach $81 Million for Auction Houses in London
Auction houses are banking on a recovery at next week's series of big Russian art sales in London, at which they expect to show that the market dominated by new money is through the worst of the recession. More...

□ Friday, 27 Nov 2009

Sotheby's to Sell the Pierre Leroy Collection of Modern & Contemporary Art
Sotheby’s will offer Impressionist, Modern and Contemporary works from the collection of Pierre Leroy, Co-Managing Partner of Groupe Lagardère. More...

Google to digitise artefacts at Iraq National Museum
The internet search giant, Google, says 14,000 images of the precious artefacts kept in Iraq's National Museum will be available online from early next year. More...

□ Thursday, 26 Nov 2009

Joaquín Sorolla's "Barcas en la Playa" Doubles Low Estimate at Sotheby's Sale
Sotheby’s sale of 19th-Century European Paintings in London today realised £7,168,400 / €7,937,589 – surpassing the pre-sale high estimate of £6,748,600/ €7,472,744, and obtaining sell through rates of 70.2% by lot and 88.4% by value. More...