Art auction

The South Asian art market has raked in millions in recent months, even as global art sales slump.

Two new documentaries delve into the ongoing saga of Leonardo da Vinci's Salvator Mundi in a moment when true art crime stories are at their peak, writes Caryn James.

There’s a buying spree in China and massively popular shows in Japan and Korea. What is it about his work that resonates there? Vivienne Chow investigates.

Political turmoil can’t hold Russian collectors back – despite exhibitions under threat in Moscow and St Petersburg, Russian art sales are buoyant.

Up for sale were Al Capone’s cocktail shaker, Admiral Nelson’s teapot and fossilised dinosaur eggs. Georgina Adam goes inside an auction with a difference.

This month sees the first-ever auction of modern art from East Africa, and interest is growing globally. Tristan McConnell investigates the boom.

The dizzying prices that big-ticket works command can make buying art seem like a passport to riches. But if you believe that, think again, says Georgina Adam.