□ Sunday, 29 Mar 2009

Sotheby's Arts of the Islamic World Sale To Be Highlighted by Rare Mamluk Glass Bucket
On April 1st 2009 Sotheby’s London is to sell one of the most remarkable Mamluk enamelled glass buckets left in private hands, in its biannual Arts of the Islamic World sale. More...

□ Friday, 27 Mar 2009

Police: Camera Caught Art Bandit
A thief allegedly slipped this painting under his jacket to feed his heroin habit — not knowing that the public library’s cameras were rolling, and his string of remarkable art heists was about to end. More...

Hockney's Beverly Hills Housewife Highlights Christie's Post-War & Contemporary Art Sale
Christie’s will offer a selection of works from the Collection of Betty Freeman in the May 13 Post-War & Contemporary Art Evening Sale. More...

□ Sunday, 22 Mar 2009

Christie’s Auction House Sued Over Francis Bacon Guarantee
Christie’s International’s New York unit was sued by a Florida art collector over claims the auction house failed to sell as promised a self-portrait by Irish painter Francis Bacon for at least $40 million. More...

□ Saturday, 21 Mar 2009

Christie's New York Spring Asian Art Week Achieves $36.4 Million
Christie's led the global market in Asian Art with $36 million achieved over four days of sales, March 17 through 20. Theow H. Tow, Deputy Chairman, Christie’s Americas and Asia... More...

□ Friday, 20 Mar 2009

Auction of Artwork in New York City to Benefit Ukrainian Museum
The Ukrainian Museum in New York City will hold its "Gala Celebration of Spring" this Saturday, March 21, a benefit event that will take place for the first time in the Museum’s galleries. More...

Theft claim halts sale of Zoffany portrait from Versace's Como villa
Celebrity visitors to the villa of Gianni Versace on Lake Como were often stunned by its opulent Neo-Classical interior and the artwork on display. More...

Contents of Versace's home sell for 7m pounds
The contents of fashion designer Gianni Versace's opulent villa on the shores of Italy's Lake Como sold here Wednesday for more than seven million pounds, Sotheby's auction house said. More...

□ Monday, 16 Mar 2009

Australian art dealer investigated by fraud squad
SYDNEY. A prominent Sydney art dealer is believed to be in hiding following allegations that he duped investors out of millions of dollars. A strike force led by the New South Wales state police fraud squad is investing the activities of the Ronald Coles Investment Gallery... More...

□ Friday, 13 Mar 2009

Artist could face new charges
Returning to Boston to face two graffiti charges, the Los Angeles-based artist who created the controversial "Hope" poster of Barack Obama may be facing a deluge of new charges. More...

□ Wednesday, 11 Mar 2009

A true Shakespeare 'portrait'? Surely not...
On the evidence adduced so far, the idea that the Cobbe portrait is a lifetime portrait of Shakespeare seems optimistic More...

These tourist snappers are killing the Mona Lisa
She may be smiling, but why does the Louvre permit its most famous face to suffer this indecent exposure? More...

Christie's to Offer Exquisite Photographic Masterworks from Private Collections this March
On March 31, Christie’s New York will showcase a broad range of photographs from the early 20th century through to the present day. More...

□ Tuesday, 10 Mar 2009

Dutch Police Recover Stolen Masters Missing Since 1987
Dutch officials say they have recovered eight paintings by artists, including Pissarro and Renoir, that have been missing since 1987. More...

Sotheby's Hong Kong to Stage Contemporary Asian Art Spring Sale on April 6
On 6th April 2009, Sotheby's Hong Kong will stage the Contemporary Asian Art Spring Sale at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. More...