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Oprah Winfrey has been revealed as the buyer of Gustav Klimt’s Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer II from Christie’s in 2006 after reports emerged that she sold the painting last year for a $63m profit.

Three paintings by Shaun Greenhalgh, the faker who was sentenced to four years in prison in 2007, are being offered at Bolton Auction Rooms later this month.

Christie’s posted total sales of £4bn in 2016, a decrease of 16% compared to the previous year and well down from the art market’s high watermark of £5.1bn in 2014.

The Van Gogh Museum has unveiled a series of prints of nine works by the great artist recreated with three-dimensional technology.

The tragic story of the last of the imperial Russian family does not have an immediately obvious connection with a Yorkshire spa town but it is nonetheless a strong one.

Plans to create art galleries and premises for dealers in townhouses near the V&A have got the approval from Kensington and Chelsea Council.

Following the death of David Moss after a short illness last month, ATG has received numerous messages from friends, colleagues and people in the trade who knew him well.