Fine Art
Fine art is a staple of the dealing and auctioneering industry, featuring works ranging from Medieval art to traditional Old Masters, and right through to cutting-edge Contemporary art.
While oil paintings represent a large part of the sector, other mediums adopted by artists across the ages include drawings, watercolours, prints and photographs.
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Nicholson relief was produced as a Tate replica
08 April 2024Ben Nicholson’s series of monochromatic three-dimensional relief paintings - created by the thick layers of white paint and carving wood - were first produced in the mid-to-late 1930s.
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Eye on an object: Equestrian painting by Claude Grosperrin
08 April 2024Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
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Two for one deal on ‘Singer Sargent’
08 April 2024Two watercolours in the manner of John Singer Sargent sailed above hopes when offered by Amelia Jeffers (20% buyer’s premium) in Delaware, Ohio on March 7.
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Famous Titian comes to auction at Christie’s this summer
04 April 2024The ‘Longleat’ Titian is coming to auction at Christie’s with a £15m-25m price tag.
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Dedicated Bloomsbury set auction comes to Bonhams
04 April 2024An auction dedicated solely to the Bloomsbury set of artists and thinkers will be held at Bonhams for the first time this spring.
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Self-portrait by George Frederic Watts acquired by Watts Gallery via tax deal
03 April 2024A self-portrait by artist George Frederic Watts (1817-1904) has been acquired by Watts Gallery in Compton, near Guildford.
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Chronicle of a Canadian way of life soon to disappear
01 April 2024Irish-born William W Armstrong (1822-1914) emigrated to Canada in 1851 and initially found success as a civil engineer on the early railways and pioneering photography for industrial purposes.
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POW sketches created in secret reveal Japanese camp scenes
01 April 2024A remarkable sketchbook compiled after its creator had been taken prisoner at the fall of Singapore in the Second World War sold for £1650 (estimate £500-700) as part of a timed online sale.
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Single-owner collections at the double in Newbury
01 April 2024Two prominent single-owner collections put together into a single Town & Country sale at Dreweatts generated some decent if selective bidding when it came to the pictures on offer.
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Five questions with Scottish art dealer Malcolm Innes
01 April 2024Though officially retired for many years, dealer Malcolm Innes continues to trade, focusing on Scottish landscape, sporting and military art.
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Calder’s tapestries – the South American versions
01 April 2024Alexander Calder (1898-1976) first produced designs for tapestries made at the Aubusson factory in the early 1960s.
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Early Khanna creation emerges in New Jersey
01 April 2024A relatively early work by the Indian post-war painter Krishen Khanna (b.1925) hammered for $116,000 (£90,500) against an estimate of $4000-8000 at Taurus Auctions (18% buyer’s premium).
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How a sensible pitch yields rewards for traditional pictures
01 April 2024It’s wise to keep a lid on estimates for traditional pictures where condition and market freshness is lacking
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Hennell’s wartime agricultural scenes in focus at dealer’s first online sale
01 April 2024In his first online sale, dealer Andrew Sim of Sim Fine Art features a series of Second World War pictures of the ‘Food War’ on the home front.
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Work by Modern Italian master included in Art Basel Hong Kong sales
29 March 2024Contemporary giant includes some Modern offerings including several recent sales from a London gallery.
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Cadell still life sets house record for Great Western Auctions
27 March 2024A fine example of a Scottish Colourist still life posted a house record for Glasgow saleroom Great Western Auctions (24% buyer’s premium).
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International museums boost sales at latest Salon du Dessin
27 March 2024Institutions visiting from the US, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the UK boosted demand at the 32nd edition of Salon du Dessin in Paris.
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Poussin’s Last Supper painting purchased by The National Gallery via Acceptance in Lieu deal
26 March 2024The National Gallery has acquired 'Eucharist' (c.1637-40), a depiction of the Last Supper, by Nicolas Poussin (1594–1664).
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Three rediscovered early 19th century French drawings soar above estimates at Paris auction
26 March 2024Three unpublished drawings by the French artist Jean-Louis André Théodore Géricault (1791-1824) have sold at auction in Paris.
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UK dealers announce series of sales to overseas museums
25 March 2024Several pictures and one leatherwork portrait have recently gone to institutions in the US and France.
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