As marriage portraits by Frans Hals and Anthony van Dyck are offered in London, the recently wed Andrew Graham-Dixon selects favourite images of couples
The founder of the 1-54 art fair on giving African artists international visibility, growing up with an artist father, and building her own collection
Artists, patrons and critics have argued for centuries over the right way to frame a painting. Ultimately, it’s a matter of personal taste, says Andrew Graham-Dixon
In 1960s Los Angeles Sister Corita Kent’s vividly coloured prints stirred up the Catholic church and gained national fame
Andrew Graham-Dixon on how full-length portraits have been used in history to boost the status of nobles, kings and statesmen
Dan Davies takes centre stage in the saleroom as he learns the fine art of auctioneering at Christie’s
Meredith Etherington-Smith pays tribute to Pauline Boty, a dynamic force in the nascent British Pop art scene of the 1960s
Andrew Graham-Dixon tours one of the great cities for anyone interested in the visual arts, archaeology or antiquity
An in-depth profile of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, wife, mother, influential patron of modern art and co-founder of MoMA
One of East London's best-loved street artists opens up about his work
Some of the Royal Collection’s greatest treasures are masterpieces of the decorative arts, says Andrew Graham-Dixon, presenter of a new series for the BBC
We chart the highs and lows in the career of a genius — a man who, during his controversial lifetime, was as much denounced as he was lauded
From record-breakers to national treasures, a selection of landscape-changing works offered in Christie’s salerooms across the past 251 years
The history of Leonardo da Vinci’s great masterpiece — offered at Christie’s on 13 November, and the story of its rediscovery, restoration and authentication
A closer look at the movement’s principles and key figures — and an astounding selection of Dada works offered in New York
One of the greatest of all 20th-century photographers, Cartier-Bresson bore witness to events that shaped history, from Spain’s Civil War to the death of Gandhi
Why everyone from Tom Hanks to Lady Gaga is collecting vintage typewriters — a lure for some of the 20th century’s greatest designers
Leaving behind Dubai’s high-rise heart, Andrew Graham-Dixon goes in search of its low-slung soul
From Michelangelo to Jackson Pollock, Andrew Graham-Dixon takes a look at the historic power of frames