Latest News Articles by Alex Capon
Nino’s dawn rises to take a decent price in Oxford
09 May 2022Among the works by 19th century Italian artists generating interest at recent UK auctions was a landscape by Giovanni ‘Nino’ Costa (1826-1903).
Pór result, healthy sum
09 May 2022A woodland scene by Hungarian painter Bertalan Pór (1880-1964) caught the eye of a number of bidders at a Cotswolds saleroom.
Record for sporting memorabilia as Diego Maradona’s 1986 World Cup shirt sells for £6m at Sotheby’s
05 May 2022Diego Maradona’s 1986 World Cup shirt worn in the quarter final against England set a record for any piece of sporting memorabilia when it took £6m at Sotheby’s.
Softer side of the Newlyn community
02 May 2022When people think of the Newlyn School, most commonly it is pictures of Cornish fishermen, farmers and miners that spring to mind.
How bazaar – Roberts Cairo scene
02 May 2022Street view by British artist offered in Orientalist sale sells at four times estimate
Cazabon winds his way back to Trinidad
02 May 2022In February 2020 Lancashire saleroom Gerrards (20% buyer’s premium) sold a watercolour by Trinidad’s first internationally known artist, Michel-Jean Cazabon (1813-88), for £24,000 (see News, ATG No 2430).
Pick of the week: Gill depicts early days of Port Adelaide
25 April 2022An early view of Port Adelaide in Australia drew a flurry of overseas interest when it appeared at a recent auction in Massachusetts.
Africa art on the rise
25 April 2022Investors are targeting the Post-war and Contemporary market for high returns as inflation soars and uncertainty reigns
Hockney drawings and prints bring demand in the North and South
25 April 2022The expansion in prices for David Hockney (b.1937) has affected not just his large and famous works which now sell for multi-millions but also his smaller drawings and printed works that fall further down the price scale.
Surf’s up for Maggi Hambling
25 April 2022A small work by Maggi Hambling (b.1945) was among the pieces of Modern and Contemporary art attracting interest recently at Parker Fine Art Auctions (25% buyer’s premium).
Gore captures island charm
25 April 2022Dreweatts’ (25% buyer’s premium) Modern & Contemporary Art sale on March 16 was led by some distance by the rare lead Mother and Child sculpture by Henry Moore (1898-1986) which was bid to £320,000 (see News, ATG No 2535).
McPhail auction record fleshed out to £20,500
25 April 2022Interest from both trade and private buyers helped set an auction record for Paul McPhail (b.1966) at Sworders’ (25% buyer’s premium) latest sale of Modern and Contemporary art.
Artist Lynch keeps it real
25 April 2022Not all Contemporary art has to be either abstract or wacky.
Smaller Gear still packs plenty of punch
25 April 2022William Gear (1915-97) is among the Modern Scottish artists whose work regularly appears at auction.
Works by Bratby and Lowndes emerge at Halls
25 April 2022One of the highlights at the timed online of Modern and Contemporary Art Auction at Halls of Shrewsbury, which closes on May 2, is a large painting of sunflowers by John Bratby (1928-92).
A break from frozen sheep
18 April 2022Scottish artist Joseph Farquharson (1846-1935) is best known for his snowy landscapes with sheep that earned him the nickname ‘Frozen Mutton Farquharson’.
John Martin takes a small tour of Britain
18 April 2022Two views of historic British landmarks by John Martin (1789-1854) attracted interest in different parts of the country.
Legal eagle eyed traditional art
18 April 2022Group of 12 offered in Cambridge saleroom comprised mainly 18th century British works
How Lady Hamilton stared down at Uncle Monty
11 April 2022A couple of elegant portraits from the collection of Professor Bernard Nevill (1930-2019) drew keen interest at Bellmans (22% buyer’s premium).
Fortune teller helped the Frith fortune
11 April 2022A number of portraits of women from different periods of history were among the most contested pictures at sales around the country in the early part of this year.