Art Market

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

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

Life’s a beach on Long Island, which this summer hosts a wealth of modern and contemporary work

An uncertain political and economic outlook around the world means that art sales are down – but not quite out

There really is something for every kind of collector at Treasure House Fair and London Art Week this summer

The wares on offer at the event this month are enough to bowl over any ceramics aficionado

If sales so far this year are anything to go by, the high-profile auctions taking place this month may not bring much excitement

This year’s laudably international line-up gives plenty of space to photography, performance and video

Books and manuscripts, 18th-century furniture and Old Master drawings are driving a thriving art market in France

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

There are plenty of new discoveries to be made at the Paris fair focused on fine draughtsmanship

The annual event provides plenty of artistic surprises and has much to offer to smaller collectors

Highlights at this year’s edition include a gold-ground painting, a French landscape by Turner and a woodblock print by one of Japan’s Living National Treasures

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

This year’s edition of the Brussels fair is full of dreamlike offerings from new exhibitors and stalwarts of the event alike

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