The "Venus of Hohle Fels" is a 40,000-year-old figurine and is so small it ... survival tools, not works of art. The problem is, many of the figurines discovered so far—predators such as lions ...

The 2,000-year-old Torlonia collection of Roman sculptures, now at the Art Institute of Chicago, has the urgency of the greatest contemporary art. Credit...Lorenzo De Masi, via Torlonia Foundation ...

The annual report, seen as the most reliable indicator of the art market’s size and health, said that sales had fallen for the second year in a row. “Decline in value was driven by cooling at ...

Here are six key insights from the report. The global art market recorded an estimated USD 57.5 billion in sales in 2024. While total sales value declined 12% year-on-year, the number of transactions ...