Latest News Articles by Frances Allitt
London dealer to offer rare collection of David Hockney’s works on paper at Frieze New York
20 April 2018London dealership Offer Waterman will be taking a number of early works by David Hockney to Frieze New York next month.
London dealer sells Van Gogh still-life to Dutch museum
18 April 2018Connaught Brown has sold a still-life by Vincent van Gogh (1853-90) to the Noordbrabants Museum in the Netherlands.
Archive packed with iconic space photographs to sell for thousands in New York
17 April 2018An archive of 1500 photos recording the early days of the US space programme goes under the hammer at Swann Auction Galleries this week.
Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac takes over Joseph Beuys estate ahead of exhibition
16 April 2018Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac has been appointed to represent the estate of artist Joseph Beuys (1921-86).
Clerkenwell Vintage Fashion Fair stages spring event in new Covent Garden location
16 April 2018The Clerkenwell Vintage Fashion Fair’s (CVFF) next Spring Fair is staged at the Freemasons’ Hall in Covent Garden for the first time this year.
Abbott & Holder features work of two British female wood engravers
16 April 2018Abbott & Holder’s upcoming exhibition features the work of two 20th century female wood engravers: Clare Leighton and Gwen Raverat.
Peter Harrington holds Lowry exhibition featuring leading lithograph
16 April 2018An exhibition of works by LS Lowry (1887-1976) has recently moved from Peter Harrington’s Dover Street shop to its Fulham Road location where it is on show until April 28.
Davie retrospective starts at Wheatley
16 April 2018Alan Wheatley Art opens a retrospective of the art of Modern British artist Alan Davie (1920-2014) this week.
Administrators ‘wrong to charge Mossgreen consignors for returns’
16 April 2018Consignors to collapsed Australian auction house Mossgreen will not have to pay fees to have items returned, a Sydney court has ruled.
Question time with dealer John Bird
16 April 2018John Bird specialises in traditional English antiques. He appears next at the upcoming spring edition of the Decorative Antiques and Textiles Fair (April 17-22) where he has stood for more than 20 years.
Innovations at The London Original Print Fair set to draw in young collectors
16 April 2018The fair offering a way to own a big name without the huge cost is back for 33rd staging.
They said what?! The week (9-15 April, 2018) in quotes from the art and antiques world
15 April 2018Antiques Trade Gazette brings you a selection of quotes from dealers, auctioneers, collectors and others covering the week that was.
Manuscript for Sherlock Holmes story featuring secret code by Arthur Conan Doyle goes under the hammer in Texas
11 April 2018A handwritten manuscript of a Sherlock Holmes story featuring a cipher devised by author Arthur Conan Doyle goes under the hammer this month in Dallas, Texas.
Export bar placed on Rubens’ rare 17th century painting of an African man
10 April 2018A rare 17th century depiction of an African man in Europe by Peter Paul Rubens has been placed under a temporary export bar in an attempt to keep it in the country.
Court orders Mossgreen to return lots to owners
09 April 2018The administrator of collapsed Australian auction house Mossgreen has been ordered to return thousands of lots after Federal Court ruled it did not have the right to charge clients fees to collect their own goods.
Russell Crowe’s exuberant divorce auction led by Australian art and film memorabilia
09 April 2018Australian art starred at Russell Crowe’s ‘divorce auction’, which took place with much fanfare and festivity at Sotheby’s Australia on Saturday.
CADA antiques dealers celebrate ruby anniversary with Blenheim Palace fair
09 April 2018Ruby is the theme at fair held in grand venue as trade body marks its 40th birthday milestone.
Kyffin back to his roots for centenary
09 April 2018Martin Tinney Gallery celebrates the centenary of Sir Kyffin Williams’ (1918-2006) birth with a selling exhibition of his paintings and works on paper.
Ida John stars as face of CADA Fair at Blenheim Palace
09 April 2018Sir William Rothenstein’s portrait of Ida John née Nettleship has been named ‘the face of the fair’ for the seventh edition of the CADA fair from April 19-22.
Battersea Decorative fair stages second edition of the year
09 April 2018The spring edition of the Decorative Antiques and Textiles Fair at Battersea Evolution in London hosts 150 exhibitors from across the UK and Europe.