Latest News Articles by Alex Capon
Greaves goes down by the Chelsea riverside
15 December 2025Two views of Chelsea Old Church by Walter Greaves (1846-1930) emerged at different salerooms in recent months.
Constable sketch value boosted by close family link
15 December 2025Drawing sold publicly for the first time includes connection to the artist through his son
18th century view of Dublin Bay bought by Irish institution ahead of auction
12 December 2025Due to be offered at Adam’s earlier this month, a panoramic view over Dublin Bay by Italian painter Gabriele Ricciardelli (1690-1782) was bought by an Irish cultural institution ahead of the sale on December 4.
Major record for Scottish artist as rare 1920s painting emerges fresh to the market
10 December 2025Works by the multi-faceted Scottish wood-engraver, book illustrator, painter and teacher Agnes Miller Parker (1895-1980) come to the market only occasionally, and when they do emerge they are almost always prints.
London Old Masters bring cheering results
08 December 2025The latest Old Master auctions in London produced the highest total for a December series for seven years.
Richardson's view of St Paul’s inspired by Canaletto doubles estimate at Sworders
08 December 2025If this view of London by William Richardson (1814-99) looks as if St Paul’s Cathedral has been magically transported to the mouth of the Grand Canal in Venice, that might not be too surprising.
Antiques shop owner saw through surface level grime to make an astute purchase
08 December 2025A small number of intriguing 18th and 19th century pictures were among the works bringing the strongest competition in terms of the pictures at Gorringe’s (25% buyer’s premium) latest Fine Art & Interiors auction.
Rare Rembrandt etching at Christie’s sets auction record for any Old Master print
04 December 2025A rare copy of one of Rembrandt’s greatest portrait etchings established a new saleroom high for an Old Master print.
Sherborne almshouse triptych makes £5.2m at Sotheby’s auction
04 December 2025A beautifully preserved and vibrantly coloured 15th century triptych with a remarkable backstory drew strenuous competition at Sotheby’s latest Old Master evening sale.
Burning bright: New high at auction for a print by William Blake
03 December 2025Christie’s broke the 13-year-old auction record for a print by William Blake (1757-1827) at its Old Masters to Modern day sale on December 3.
Gerrit Dou’s musician leads Christie’s Old Master sale in London
03 December 2025A painting of a musician by Dutch artist Gerrit Dou (1613-75) led Christie’s latest Old Master evening sale in London.
Auction record set for Guido Reni at Artcurial
02 December 2025A painting of David with the head of Goliath set a record for Guido Reni (1575-1642) when it was knocked down at €10.1m (£8.86m) at an auction in France.
Bidders compete for John Craxton self portrait at Chiswick Auctions
02 December 2025Among the high prices for pictures at auction towards the tail-end of 2025 were a string of significant sums in the Modern British market.
Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh mysticism makes an impact on bidders
01 December 2025Shakespearean themed watercolour takes hammer price of £75,000 as confirmation of the artist’s status
Henri Lebasque interior scene turns heads in West Sussex
27 November 2025Works showing quiet and comfortable domestic settings feature prominently in the output of the prolific French artist Henri Lebasque (1865-1937).
‘Unknown study by Michelangelo for the Sistine Chapel’ to be offered at Christie’s
25 November 2025It is apparently not unusual for Christie’s to receive approaches from people claiming to have a work by a great Renaissance master.
Lynch images of a rural idyll impress in Dorset sale
24 November 2025A group of works by James Lynch (b.1956) brought good competition in the regions after emerging at Duke’s (25% buyer’s premium) of Dorchester, Dorset.
John Minton fishing scenes net strong four-figure prices
24 November 2025Towards the end of the 1940s and in the early 1950s, the artist John Minton (1917-57) painted a series of works in Cornwall, producing pictures mostly featuring boats, fishermen and harbours.
Rare piece of boxing history packs a punch at eight times estimate
20 November 2025A rare visual record of a ‘legendary’ boxing match that took place in Gretna Green in 1816 drew a strong contest itself at an auction in North Yorkshire
Klimt portrait makes second-highest all-time auction price
19 November 2025The inaugural auction at Sotheby’s new headquarters at the Breuer Building in New York produced a series of fireworks, not least a record for any lot ever sold by the 281-year-old firm.