Latest News Articles by Anne Crane
Boilly turns on the water work
02 May 2022This street scene by Louis-Léopold Boilly (1761-1845) will feature in the sale of Old Master and Modern drawings from 1500-1900 to be held by Millon on May 19 at Drouot in Paris.
Christie’s auction includes rediscovered chapel designs
02 May 2022Among the salerooms in Paris holding auctions of drawings, or sales with a drawing section, around the time of the Salon du Dessin is Christie’s.
Miró given stamp of approval
25 April 2022This painting by Joan Miró (1893-1983) titled 'L’Oiseau Bleu' will feature in a Modern and Contemporary Art sale to be held by Beaussant Lefèvre at Drouot on June 3.
Homage to pioneering art dealer at Sotheby’s Paris
25 April 2022It was a white-glove result for the sale of works from the collection of André Mourgues at Sotheby’s Paris (25/20/10.9% buyer’s premium plus 1% overhead premium) where the 79 lots raised a premium-inclusive total that was just a shade under €10m.
Vasarely on repeat
25 April 2022The catalogue cover lot for the sale of Contemporary Art at Aguttes in Neuilly on April 28 will be this 2ft 7in x 2ft 5½in (78.5 x 75cm) acrylic on panel from 1983 by Victor Vasarely (1906-97) titled Pereg.
It’s a freeform design, by Jouve
25 April 2022The toast of Briscadieu’s (23% buyer’s premium) sale in Bordeaux on April 9 was this freeform ceramic wall sculpture by the French ceramicist Georges Jouve (1910-40).
Gere’s taste for Le Gray
18 April 2022This 19th century albumen print is by the pioneering French photographer Gustave le Gray (1820-84).
Chinese and Japanese items from family collection bring strong demand in Chicago saleroom
18 April 2022Many of the Asian sales in the US held over recent weeks took place in New York as part of its Asia week celebrations but auctions were also staged in other cities.
Catering to the Victorian tourist
18 April 2022By the 1850s, tourist travel to Middle East created strong demand for photographs as souvenirs.
Simple Strawberries come to life
11 April 2022Paintings by Old Masters bear fruit as new artist auction highs are set in Parisian sales
Artist and mountaineer Loppé loved the grand Alps
11 April 2022This view of the Mer de Glace and the Grands Charmoz at Chamonix was one of two large-scale dramatic paintings of Alpine mountainscapes by Gabriel Loppé (1825-1913) offered in Artcurial’s (26/20/14.5% buyer’s premium) March 23 Old Masters sale. Both had remained with the artist’s family.
Bonnard and Vuillard friendship in focus
04 April 2022Bonnard – Vuillard une Amitié is an exhibition of 70 drawings celebrating the friendship and close association of these two French intimiste artists.
Castle view comes to Atlanta
04 April 2022This view of a Rheinish castle in a landscape is attributed to the 17th century Dutch landscape artist Herman Saftleven the Younger (1609-85).
Julius Caesar Märklin boat steams into saleroom
04 April 2022A collection of toy boats will be part of the toy auctions to be held by the Ivoire group’s Chartres saleroom on April 23-24.
Roberts in sketch and finished form
04 April 2022An oil on panel of a Spanish water carrier with his donkey in Granada by the Australian Impressionist Tom Roberts (1856-1931) accompanied by the artist’s pen and ink sketch for the work is to be offered in the sale at Smith & Singer in Sydney on April 12.
The man behind the tribal mask
04 April 2022Fang secret society relic comes with long provenance to French colonial governor
Popeye shows his strength at Ohio auction
04 April 2022A feature of Milestone’s spring toy sale in Willoughby, Ohio, on April 9 will be a collection of over 60 Popeye-related toys.
Louis XVI-style commode by François Linke offered in Cannes
04 April 2022This Louis XVI-style commode from c.1900 is by the Parisian ébéniste François Linke (1855-1946).
Karl doll comes to auction
28 March 2022This rare bisque socket head doll was made by Kämmer and Reinhardt as part of its art character series, c.1910.
Einstein doctorate certificate on offer at Bonhams
28 March 2022The original doctorate certificate awarded to Albert Einstein by the University of Zurich in 1905 will be a highlight offering at Bonhams in New York.