Latest News Articles by Anne Crane
Ancient Greek horse’s head rears up at Monaco auction
30 April 2018Survivals of ancient classical sculpture carved from ivory are incredibly rare, so the appearance on the market of this naturalistically carved ancient Greek horse’s head is a notable occasion.
Decorative arts in focus at auction in Maryland
30 April 2018Weschlers’ mixed-owner Capital Collections sale in Rockville, Maryland, on May 11 will offer a very wide range of fine and decorative arts.
TEFAF leaps into second spring
30 April 2018New York City hosts another edition as the fair format becomes established in the US
Famous names of British photography come to auction in Philadelphia
26 April 2018Included in Freeman’s Modern and Contemporary Art auction in Philadelphia will be 32 lots of photographs by some of the best known names in British photography.
Peintures Bordelaises dedicated sale in Bordeaux
23 April 2018On April 28 the Bordeaux auction house Briscadieu is holding a sale devoted to Peintures Bordelaises – featuring scenes by a mix of local artists and those from further afield who visited this picturesque region. An idea started in 2015, this is the auctioneers’ third such themed sale.
Costume sale suits Pennsylvania auction house
23 April 2018Helen Larson was a keen collector of costume, especially pieces with historical associations. She spent half a century building up a collection that encompassed early costume, couture and pieces with historical or celebrity provenance, helped by her friend Doris Langley Moore who founded the Costume Museum in Bath.
John Schaeffer sale in Sydney
23 April 2018When John Schaeffer visited the pre-Raphaelite exhibition at the Tate Gallery in 1984 it changed the course of his art enthusiasm.
Multiple faces of the pastel portrait
23 April 2018In this second part of ATG’s review of the various events held during Paris drawings week, we turn the spotlight onto one particular medium: the pastel portrait.
Chicago sale casts its spell
23 April 2018A sale devoted to 700 lots of magic memorabilia is to be held by Potter & Potter Auctions in Chicago on April 28.
American War of Independence letters head to auction on both sides of the Atlantic
19 April 2018Letters from some of the famous participants in the American War of Independence written during the conflict will feature in sales on both sides of the Atlantic over the coming weeks.
One sheet, two drawings
16 April 2018Two chalk drawings on one sheet purchased by Christian Adrien in 1982 from Jacques Petithory were later revealed to be studies by Jean-Marc Nattier (1685-1766) for known portraits.
Drawings week expands further
16 April 2018Increasing number of auctions and shows around the Salon make Paris a must in March.
Fresh to market Gauguin paintings and a van Gogh landscape come to auction in Paris
10 April 2018Five early works by Gauguin that have never before been on the market and a landscape by van Gogh that has spent eight years hanging in the Van Gogh Museum are to be offered at auction in Paris in June as part of Artcurial’s auction of Impressionist and Modern art.
Bugatti panther bronze prowls into Christie's Paris auction
09 April 2018Christie’s spring decorative arts sale will take place on May 22. It features works by some of the current hot favourites in this field, notably the Lalannes and Rembrandt Bugatti.
Thousand Wedgwood pieces from single owner on offer in Virginia
09 April 2018Quinn’s Auction Galleries is selling a collection of around 1000 pieces of Wedgwood assembled by Adele Barnett, the founder and past president of Washington DC’s Wedgwood Society, and her husband Alan. The collection is to be offered in its Falls Church saleroom on April 14.
Italian panel from a medieval chest on offer in Vienna
09 April 2018A panel front from a cassone will feature in the April 24 sale of Old Master paintings to be held by Dorotheum in Vienna.
European tools set to measure up in Massachusetts
09 April 2018The central 350-lot section of the auction of clocks, watches and scientific instruments to be held by Skinner in Marlborough on April 20 comprises a single-owner collection of European tools.
Sonia Delauney scarf among prints and fashion at dedicated French auction
09 April 2018Piasa is holding a second auction devoted to the colourful works of the Ukrainian-born artist Sonia Delaunay (1885-1975) on April 26.
Body art: Paris auction house offers selection of scarves and evening bags in auction of Sonia Delaunay works
07 April 2018This month Piasa is holding a second auction devoted to the colourful works of the Ukrainian-born artist Sonia Delaunay (1885-1975).
V&A Museum buys large embroidery made for Louis XIV’s mistress at Brussels fair
03 April 2018The Victoria & Albert Museum has purchased a rare 17th century wall hanging from the Belgian restorer and weaver De Wit Fine Tapestries.