And in a way, that's right. The plan came from Sotheby's CEO Charles F. Stewart, a former investment banker who, until he took the top job five years ago, was as removed from the art world as ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. “Why does something have value?” muses Charles Stewart. We’re talking bananas — specifically one ...

Sotheby’s Modern Evening Auction saw a headline lot by Giacometti falter dramatically, casting a shadow over an otherwise solid $186.4 million result. Brendon Cook/BFA.com In recent years ...