Fine Art & Auctions

Jean-Michel Basquiat painting goes under hammer for $110.5 million

Basquiat was 21 years old and still a relative unknown when he painted this piece.

Scarfe’s biting satire to go under the hammer at Sotheby’s

A selection of cartoons by satirical cartoonist Gerald Scarfe are going under the hammer at Sotheby's.

Sotheby’s experts to appraise your antiques during Meissen event at Cliveden

A team of experts from Sotheby's will be giving appraisals of antiques during an event organised by porcelain maker Meissen at the beautiful Cliveden House.

Long-neglected ‘copy’ turns out to be original Stubbs worth £750,000

Gallery owner Archie Parker thought something was amiss when he came across this painting in an online sale catalogue, and he flew to New York to play out his hunch. It paid off.

Constable ‘added rainbow after his masterpiece first went on display’

Princess Eugenie helps boost Children & the Arts charity auction at Christie’s

The princess has helped secure donations of works, and has given her patronage to the sale helping a charity which she says has left her "truly inspired".

Sotheby’s set new London auction record with £48m Klimt leading the way

A sale of Impressionist, Modern and Surrealist paintings at Sotheby's on Wednesday night set the record for an auction staged in London.

Charles I’s lost painting, up for sale for the first time in nearly 400 years

The 5 sales which made Christie’s – No.5: The first million-pound picture

This month, Christie’s is celebrating its 250th anniversary. Huon Mallalieu chooses five key sales that chart the transformation of a Pall Mall auction house into a giant of the international art market.

The 5 sales which made Christie’s – No.4: The Holford sale

This month, Christie’s is celebrating its 250th anniversary. Huon Mallalieu chooses five key sales that chart the transformation of a Pall Mall auction house into a giant of the international art market.

The 5 sales which made Christie’s – No.3: The Hamilton Palace sale

This month, Christie’s is celebrating its 250th anniversary. Huon Mallalieu chooses five key sales that chart the transformation of a Pall Mall auction house into a giant of the international art market.

The 5 sales which made Christie’s – No.2: The Stowe sale

This month, Christie’s is celebrating its 250th anniversary. Huon Mallalieu chooses five key sales that chart the transformation of a Pall Mall auction house into a giant of the international art market.

The 5 sales which made Christie’s – No.1: The first sale

This month, Christie’s is celebrating its 250th anniversary. Huon Mallalieu chooses five key sales that chart the transformation of a Pall Mall auction house into a giant of the international art market.

Dame Laura Knight’s ‘Derby Days’ up for auction in Newbury

An auction to be held in Newbury on Tuesday 13th December has some beautiful racing-themed objects for sale.

The Lucian Freud portrait that ‘is probably the most beautiful thing at Chatsworth’

A new series of mini-documentaries is looking at some of Chatsworth House's many treasures – starting with a painting that was once deemed shocking.

David Bowie’s private art collection goes up for sale

David Bowie's personal art collection to feature in three sales at Sotheby's.

The art of Monet’s garden

As a Country Life subscriber, Monet was very proud of his garden, and would have been reading Gertrude Jekyll’s writings after 1897