Five hundred years of masterpieces including treasures by Michelangelo, Gainsborough and Picasso not seen in public for decades are to go on show in London
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Composer and impresario Andrew Lloyd Webber begins handing out to good causes millions of pounds made from the sale of a painting by Pablo Picasso
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Andy Warhol took his place in the procession of high-priced art through London salerooms when his six-feet square 1967 self-portrait sold for almost £11milliion at Christie's... more
Linford Christie is to face crown court trial next month accused of dangerous driving following a crash with a taxi that left the driver critically injured... more
Rare Darth Vader costume is expected to fetch between £160,000 and £300,000 when auctioned next month. Its mask and helmet are production-made from the 1980 movie The Empire Strikes Back... more
When Graham Southern and Harry Blain sold the Haunch of Venison gallery to Christie's they didn't envisage they would be blackballed by the art world. Now they've quit and taken their best artists with them. Sholto Byrnes on the battle of Burlington Gardens... more
Masterpieces worth £300million, including works by Francis Bacon, Andy Warhol and Claude Monet were unveiled in London, as the capital prepares to welcome the world’s biggest art collectors and dealers... more
Paintings by Picasso, Van Gogh, Monet and Rubens went on display in London in an exhibition of highlights from 'the richest and most exciting' summer art auction season in a generation... more
London's £14.8 million winter sale of Important Old Master Paintings shrugged off the credit crunch with a "situation normal" sign posted at Christie's in St James's... more
A key work by Mark Rothko failed to fetch its $20 million-plus asking price at Christie's in New York as the economic downturn hits the art market... more
High drama at Christie's in London sent the largest Monet Waterlilies ever sold to an astonishing £40.1 million - a record price for the artist... more
Some £20 million of British art, including works by JMW Turner, LS Lowry, Barbara Hepworth and Henry Moore, has gone on show in London before a string of auctions next week... more
Sales such as Christie's Old Master Pictures are not just for buyers. The auction houses offer a unique opportunity to glimpse paintings rarely seen in public, says Brian Sewell.... more
Film news: Star Trek memorabilia worth millions of pounds is to go on sale at Christie's. As well as the captain's chair from the Enterprise, there are various phasers and uniforms - including Captain Picard's jumpsuit.... more
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