Latest News Articles by Alex Capon
Hambling makes sale waves
15 June 2020A group of eight works by Maggi Hambling (b.1945) appeared at a recent online sale held by Welsh saleroom Rogers Jones (22% buyer’s premium).
Old Master dealers consign works directly to Sotheby’s for dedicated online auctions
12 June 2020Sotheby’s is staging two online auctions of works consigned directly from 39 different Old Master dealers.
Dealer Daniel Katz sells Sorolla’s study of a drunkard to National Gallery
11 June 2020The National Gallery in London has bought a painting by Spanish artist Joaquín Sorolla (1863-1923) for £325,000 from London’s Daniel Katz Gallery.
People watching: Christie’s to stage auction of LS Lowry works online
08 June 2020A group of 19 paintings and drawings by LS Lowry will offered in a one-off online auction at Christie’s that closes on July 2.
Zinkeisen sisters double up at auctions
08 June 2020It was a case of interesting artist, distinctive painting and intriguing subject that sparked a strong bidding competition at a Glasgow sale.
Suffolk artist shines in Norfolk auction
08 June 2020Three works by Ipswich painter perform well in rescheduled East Anglian-themed auction
Affordable art: Three works sold for under £650 including a George Armfield hunting scene
08 June 2020Three modestly valued works selling at regional sales including a George Armfield hunting scene.
David Dalby cattle portrait leads Shorthorn Society auction
08 June 2020Shortly before the UK lockdown, Cumbrian saleroom Thomson Roddick (17.5% buyer’s premium inc VAT) offered works from the collection of The Shorthorn Society, a body that promotes the famous breed of cattle in the UK and Ireland.
Aivazovsky posts highest price for a painting sold online during the lockdown
04 June 2020The latest sale of Russian art at Sotheby’s posted the highest individual price for a painting sold at an auction so far during the worldwide lockdown. However the online sale’s overall total was 46% down on the equivalent live auction held last year.
Roman bronze arm leads Daniel Katz sale at Sotheby’s
01 June 2020A Roman bronze from the 1st century AD drew fervent competition and led Sotheby’s sale of works from the collection of London dealer Daniel Katz.
Faces from Cecil Beaton’s book of the beautiful people
01 June 2020Turning heads at Bonhams Knightsbridge’s sale of Modern British art was a group of 22 pen and ink drawings by Cecil Beaton (1904-80) which formed part of the photographer’s 'The Book of Beauty' published in 1930.
Happy returns for John Minton bankside scene
01 June 2020Work on paper outperforms more traditional works at Bonhams Knightsbridge lockdown sale of Modern British art
Orientalist and Islamic art sales at Sotheby’s rescheduled for June
28 May 2020Sotheby’s has announced that the second tranche of works from the Najd collection of Orientalist paintings will now be offered in an online sale next month.
Novelty items shine at Sotheby’s prohibition-themed sale
26 May 2020An American silver-plated cocktail shaker fashioned as a lighthouse from c.1927-29 was among the lots commanding interest at Sotheby’s sale of prohibition-era items.
Paul Nash drawing and a model train among four lots to watch at auction this week
25 May 2020With estimates from £3000-60,000 here are four previews of upcoming items this week.
Lockdown period leads to increased number of first-time bidders
25 May 2020The migration to online sales that has occurred during the lockdown has brought about some noticeable changes to the art market. These include, not least, the profile of buyers at auctions.
Affordable art: Three works sold for under £1400 including a Pierre de Clausades landscape
25 May 2020Three modestly valued works selling at regional sales including a landscape by French artist Pierre de Clausades that sold over estimate.
Buyer tracks down a Lely lookalike
25 May 2020This portrait that emerged at the March 18 auction at Halls (20% buyer’s premium) of Shrewsbury appears to be closely based on Sir Peter Lely’s (1618-80) portrait of Mary II as a young girl that now resides in the Royal Collection.
Gold price hits record high in the UK
21 May 2020An all-time high for gold was recorded in the UK this week as investors looked to the traditional safe haven of the yellow metal at a time of grave economic uncertainty.
Cecil Beaton sketches turn heads at Bonhams auction
19 May 2020The latest sale of Modern British art held by Bonhams in Knightsbridge was its first live event held ‘behind closed doors’ in the UK. It included 22 pen and ink drawings by Cecil Beaton (1904-1980) which formed part of the famous photographer’s ‘The Book of Beauty’ published in 1930.