Latest News Articles by Alex Capon
‘Flipped’ Orpen portrait makes tidy profit for vendor just four months later
18 November 2024A US-based vendor cashed in when a portrait by Sir William Orpen (1878-1931) of his lover Evelyn St George sold at Sotheby’s for more than double the amount it had fetched less than four months earlier at a New Jersey auction.
Modern & Contemporary art: Signs of a market on the move
18 November 2024Artists who had been achieving modest levels of success are catching up with the help of young collectors
Gaudier-Brzeska torpedo fish sculpture shoots to £30,000
18 November 2024A bronze by the French artist and sculptor Henri Gaudier- Brzeska (1891-1915), who died in the trenches aged just 23, was among the lots bringing demand at Tennants’ (24% buyer’s premium) latest sale of Modern & Contemporary art.
Ashmolean Museum buys export-blocked Fra Angelico panel
15 November 2024Oxford’s Ashmolean Museum has acquired a Fra Angelico (fl.1417-55) Crucifixion scene which was blocked from export following its sale at Christie’s last year.
Van Dyck horse portrait rides back into the saleroom
14 November 2024Vendor looks to double their money after discovering Anthony Van Dyck’s ‘only surviving landscape’ on the back of equestrian portrait
Bonhams sets new auction record for any glass object
13 November 2024A 14th-century mosque lamp from Egypt or Syria achieved the highest price for a glass object at auction when it sold at four times estimate at Bonhams in London yesterday.
Kettle's Yard buys Dorothy Bohm photograph taken in Cambridge museum
12 November 2024Among a group of works from the estate of the late photographer Dorothy Bohm (1924-2023) offered at a recent Lyon & Turnbull sale was a photo taken at Kettle's Yard, Cambridge in the early 1980s.
Terence Cuneo works both classic and curious on offer in Essex
11 November 2024A cross-section of the work of Terence Cuneo (1907-96) featured as part of Sworders’ latest sale of Modern and Contemporary Art in Stansted Mountfitchet.
Ruskin Spear’s sharp social comment in pictorial form
11 November 2024Modern British painter depicted local life in west London including pub interiors and characters
Victorian artist's moonlit view of Venice finds appeal in Gloucestershire auction
08 November 2024A trademark painting by Henry Pether (1800-80) attracted significant interest and sold for a solid price at Kinghams (25% buyer’s premium) latest Fine & Decorative Arts sale.
Second tranche of ‘unparalleled’ collection of Rembrandt prints heads to Christie’s
07 November 2024Christie’s will offer a further 90 Rembrandt prints from the collection of the late Sam Josefowitz next month.
Bidders look beyond the grime as historic panorama of Bilbao catches the eye at Exeter auction
06 November 2024A large and historic view of Bilbao in Spain was among the lots bringing competition at a recent sale at Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood (26% buyer’s premium) in Exeter.
Paniker painting on a high as Indian Modernists' erotic works win customs battle
04 November 2024A painting by Indian Modernist Kovalezhi CS Paniker (1911-77) soared to over 40 times estimate at Roseberys.
Rare Christopher Wood drawing of Paris footbridge walks into North Yorkshire sale
04 November 2024In 1920 the artist Christopher Wood (1901-30) came to Paris, having been invited by the French collector Alphonse Kahn.
Bomberg’s striking Spanish sketches prove sought after
04 November 2024Works by David Bomberg (1890-1957) are a valuable proposition at auction, especially those with an attractive Spanish subject.
Iolo Williams collection shows how connoisseurship ensures quality
04 November 2024A collection of watercolours amassed by the expert Iolo Williams found appeal despite the challenging market
How will the UK’s Budget impact the art and antiques market?
30 October 2024The UK government’s Budget included a raft of measures that are likely to affect the art and antiques market.
Man Ray ‘natural painting’ sells in Cotswolds auction
30 October 2024Abstract and surrealist paintings by the American artist Man Ray (1890-1976) are a valuable proposition at auction and so it was no surprise that a small picture from a good source drew interest at a recent Cotswolds auction.
Serene canal scene flows to second-highest Algernon Newton sum
28 October 2024Stealing the limelight at Dreweatts’ (26/25% buyer’s premium) latest sale of Modern and Contemporary art, an Algernon Newton (1880-1968) view of the London docklands drew vigorous bidding from five different parties and set the second-highest price for the artist at auction.
Algernon Newton canal scene soars over estimate at Dreweatts auction
25 October 2024Stealing the limelight at Dreweatts (26/25% buyer’s premium) latest sale of Modern and Contemporary art, an Algernon Newton (1880-1968) view of the London docklands drew vigorous bidding from five different parties and set the second-highest price for the artist at auction.