Latest News Articles by Frances Allitt
Colnaghi caters for Mod Art fans
20 July 2020This picture by Ramon Casas (1866- 1932), sold from Colnaghi during London Art Week.
Osborne Samuel show includes Denis Mitchell yew sculpture
20 July 2020'Roseveor' (1985) was carved by British artist Denis Mitchell (1912- 93) out of yew, an unusual material for him used in just one other sculpture.
Upcoming fair dates as 'Frieze' and 'Frieze Masters' join list of cancelled events
20 July 2020'Frieze' and 'Frieze Masters' have joined the steadily lengthening list of fairs to be cancelled or rescheduled as a result of coronavirus.
London updated with a fifties festival
20 July 2020The first version of this map of London was issued by the Southern Railway in 1938. It was designed by Kerry Lee (1902-88) who brought it up to date for British Railways in the 1950s.
Dealers celebrate selling key items online from social media to online fairs
20 July 2020Dealers including Philip Mould, Peter Harrington and Kevin Page Oriental Art have seen works snapped up online.
Books unite the trade
20 July 2020This portolan atlas known as the Harisse Codex is attributed to cartographer Battista Agnese, who worked in Venice.
A voyage of discovery as Robert Young releases extra catalogue this year
20 July 2020This primitive English sailor-work ship picture, c.1870, depicting a cutter in full sail on a calm sea was made with coloured wools embroidered on canvas.
Abbott & Holder promote Duncan Grant for the 21st century
20 July 2020Abbott & Holder recently sold a bronze head of Duncan Grant (1885-1975) by Stephen Tomlin (1901-37) to the Charleston Trust, owners of the East Sussex home where Grant once lived and worked with other members of the Bloomsbury Group.
John Hampden Society buys lock of hair believed to belong to the famous parliamentarian
13 July 2020English Civil War group The John Hampden Society has bought a lock of hair thought to be from the head of its eponymous patron.
Party chock a block with artwork
13 July 2020'Concetto spaziale' (1960) by Lucio Fontana is one of the works on offer at The Arts Club exhibition Block Party.
10 mins creating, 70 years looking - take your time at exhibition of Scottish artist
13 July 2020When once asked how long he had spent painting a certain picture, Scottish artist William Johnstone (1897-1981) is said to have replied: “Only 10 minutes, I suppose, but it’s taken 70 years of looking.”
The web shop window: Gilbert Scott signed drawing
13 July 2020Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
Fashionable furniture among highlights of virtual edition of Masterpiece
13 July 2020A George IV rosewood table with an Italian specimen marble top, c.1820, was among the highlight sales at Masterpiece’s recent virtual edition, selling with an asking price of £75,000 to a private collector.
PAD and Coinex fairs are latest to call off autumn events
10 July 2020Two more stagings of London fairs have been cancelled due to Covid-19.
Frankenstein vs The Invisible Man: two classic horror film posters go under the hammer at Heritage
07 July 2020Turning a tidy profit for Universal Studios and spawning multiple sequels and spinoffs, the 1931 Frankenstein is enduringly popular.
Birmingham’s brave new world
06 July 2020Triannual 'Art & Antiques for Everyone' fair follows the online model for now ahead of scheduled November live event
The web shop window: 18th century oil painting of Parliament
06 July 2020Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
5 Questions: bookseller John Martin of Mayfly Ephemera
06 July 2020Dealer John Martin runs Mayfly Ephemera. Available via ebay and on the Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association (PBFA) website.
Celebrate a ruby anniversary
06 July 2020'Still Life with Red Chrysanthemums' is among the works featured at The Fosse Gallery in Stow on the Wold as it celebrates its 40th anniversary. It was painted by Bristol artist Karen Edwards, a regular exhibitor at the now historic gallery.
Roman altar stands out among highlights of revamped art week
06 July 2020More than 400 online enquiries came through the 'London Art Week' (LAW) website during its preview day last Thursday as it kicked off a new virtual format.