A self-portrait by Belgian artist Léon Spilliaert (1881-1946) featured on the stand of David Lévy at TEFAF Maastricht earlier this year has been acquired by the Art Institute of Chicago.

Both offered with lowly estimates, they duly outstripped their predicted levels at the Lincolnshire … ...

Pot Lids It was Felix Edward Pratt (1813-94) who spotted the commercial possibilities of using new printing technology to decorate the lids of containers for popular products such as bear's grease, ...

Gold jewellery that had belonged to a family in south London for generations was stolen in a burglary while the residents ...

Lubin Baugin remains a somewhat enigmatic name in French Baroque art. Known for his religious compositions and portraits, he ...

‘The Lawes Resolutions of Women’s Rights: or the Lawes Provision for Women’, attributed to the English lawyer Thomas Edgar and printed in 1632 by John More, is recognised as the earliest book in the ...

With estimates from £300, here are four previews of items coming up at auction this week ...

The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news of works on paper specialist Forum Auctions separating from parent company Gurr Johns ...

This year’s edition of Frieze Masters features a number of collaborations and several new exhibitors.

The AMI Continental II jukebox appeared in 1962, a time when space race excitement was gripping the US. This radical look was noteworthy because jukeboxes until then were often inspired by the design ...

The Hepworth Wakefield and Art Fund have successfully raised £3.8m after a public appeal to save Barbara Hepworth’s 'Sculpture with Colour (Oval Form) Pale Blue and Red'. The sculpture was blocked ...

Auction house Sotheby’s has announced the opening date of its New York headquarters at the Breuer Building. The new premises at 945 Madison Avenue will open its doors on November 8, ahead of the ...