Emma Crichton-Miller is a freelance journalist and an Apollo columnist

Pots of gold – the soaring market for Chinese ceramics

Chinese art from the 14th century onwards has long ruled the art market, but prices for work from earlier periods are catching up fast

28 Oct 2024

Baroque painting from Naples still provides plenty of thrills

Amid a narrowing market for Old Masters, paintings from 17th-century Naples are still holding their own

British abstract painting remains in demand at home

Though its popularity abroad has waned, British art of the 1940s and ’50s is still highly sought after at home

30 Sep 2024

The lesser-known greats of Abstract Expressionism are making a mark

Art by the movement’s best-known practitioners still fetches huge sums, but it’s work by women and artists of colour that is really taking off

12 Aug 2024

Where are all the women Impressionists?

The work of Mary Cassatt, Berthe Morisot and their female contemporaries is now in great demand, but very short supply

15 Jul 2024

Indigenous Himalayan art is reaching new heights

Though its market is comparatively young, demand for the traditional arts of the Himalayas is steadily climbing

Jef Verheyen’s brush with the infinite

An exhibition in Antwerp celebrates the Belgian painter’s cosmic canvases – but it’s the 15th-century artworks hanging nearby that really put his achievements into perspective

18 Apr 2024

The white-hot work of the Italian Spatialists

The artists may have spoken about voids and infinities, but the market for their work has stayed satisfyingly solid

12 Apr 2024

Lustre for life – the Huguenot refugees whose silver still shines

Fleeing persecution in France, thousands of Protestant silversmiths set up shop around Europe – and London attracted many of the most skilful

22 Mar 2024

For collectors, Chinese silk never goes out of style

The wearing of imperial silks was an extremely hierarchical affair. No wonder Chinese textiles appeal to the most discerning modern buyers

21 Feb 2024

The Belgian Surrealists who are starting to gain on Magritte

When it comes to Belgian Surrealism, Magritte still leads the pack – but collectors’ tastes are begin to broaden

23 Jan 2024

French art deco is still in the ascendant in New York

After a mid-century dip in enthusiasm, the demand for exceptional pieces of design seems irrepressible

16 Jan 2024

On a scroll – Chinese classical painting is finding new favour

From the November 2023 issue of Apollo. Preview and subscribe here. The twin brush arts of calligraphy and painting first developed…

19 Oct 2023

The modern-day collectors who want to build their own cabinets of curiosities

Wonders that were once prized by Renaissance princes still inspire plenty of awe

18 Oct 2023

In Edinburgh, the National Gallery now gives Scottish art the space it deserves

The opening of a whole new suite of galleries means that Scottish artists now have the same status as the museum’s Old Masters

Collectors are falling for the British Neo-Romantics

The market for paintings by the likes of John Craxton and John Minton – and Paul Nash in pastoral mode – is having an idyllic time

22 Sep 2023

Classical African sculpture keeps moving with the times

Provenance is more crucial than ever but the market for masterpieces is now broader than ever

giltwood and marble table

The golden age of English furniture

After a period in the doldrums, pieces by the best 18th-century makers are back in demand

30 May 2023

Mining meaning in Middlesbrough

Locals and celebrities have banded together to offer a compelling range of perspectives on the industrial history of the Yorkshire town

23 May 2023

Pop go the prices for Roy Lichtenstein’s works on paper

Drawings, prints and collages were important to the artist’s process – and the market now values them accordingly

27 Apr 2023
detail of a rug

Fine carpets from Asia are definitely back in fashion

After a spell in the doldrums, prices for magnificent carpets from across the continent are starting to soar again

28 Mar 2023

The market for Italian maiolica

These vivid, tin-glazed ceramics were considered fit for the pope to eat off – and can fetch princely prices today

27 Feb 2023

The sophisticated Japanese paintings that have never gone out of style

Works by the true masters of the Rinpa style are rare – which makes prices rather high

27 Jan 2023
Vase (c. 1896–97), Alfred William Finch

The art nouveau potters who broke the mould

The fin-de-siècle movement fired up the imaginations of avant-garde ceramicists across Europe