Art market faces uncertain 2017 after falling values and high-profile disputes

A drop in volume, court battles and authenticity issues dogged 2016 and no one is sure if the new presidency will be good or bad for businessIt’s been a strange, unsettling year in the art market and 2017 looks likely to be just as turbulent. What does a new president who can rattle the world with a tweet mean for an industry so dependent on the international rich? The answer is that no one knows, but it is a hot topic among gallery owners and auctioneers this new year.In 2016, the art mar