Latest News Articles by Gabriel Berner
Clinch a Klimt deal at just four figures
13 February 2026Prints proved popular at this year’s London Art Fair (LAF), with a rare first reproduction of Gustav Klimt’s 'Bildnis Elisabeth Lederer' among the early highlights.
Winter in Chester fuels warm feeling
13 February 2026The February Cheshire Decorative, Antiques & Art Fair marks the event’s first winter outing at Chester Racecourse since 2023.
Parks highlighted fight for civil rights
13 February 2026Few photographers were as explicit about the purpose of their work as Gordon Parks (1912-2006), who in 1967 described the camera as his “choice of weapon” against racism, discrimination and poverty.
A career of ‘educated gambling’
30 January 2026Veteran dealer Peter Petrou looks back on five decades in the trade ahead of an auction of items from his collection
‘Springboard at the start of the year’
16 January 2026London Art Fair stands out as a key early opportunity to showcase works to a domestic audience
Found behind the blue door
05 January 2026Print specialist who relocated to Chichester now opens a gallery in the ‘growing creative community’
Go Roman this year to look for festive buys
15 December 2025Despite some “spirited resistance,” antiquities dealer Rupert Wace has been coaxed into releasing a selection of ancient treasures and curios this festive season.
Artists Deborne and Ottman come to light at Darnley Fine Art
15 December 2025To mark the completion of its newly expanded space in the West End’s Cecil Court, Darnley Fine Art is presenting an exhibition on the so-called ‘lost’ Post-Impressionists Robert Deborne (1870-1944) and Henri Ottmann (1877-1927).
Goodger aims for exceptional qualities
15 December 2025This horn casket was presented to King Edward VII on March 28, 1901 by the Worshipful Company of Horners.
Autumn staging at NEC falls into place
15 December 2025November edition of the Classic event produces encouraging results after the summer date was cancelled
Extensive single-owner collection of Victorian revival tiles takes centre stage
08 December 2025Collector Michael Blood’s passion for Victorian tiles was ignited at Rufford Abbey in Nottinghamshire when two 19th-century examples pressed into his hands during restoration first caught his eye.
Edward Lear thrust into the spotlight
24 November 2025A fleeting moment caught by the artist but not intended for sale encapsulates the appeal of watercolours
Frieze Masters tests cross examination
03 November 2025Event now in 13th year encourages dealers and collectors to choose items regardless of period or culture
Classic event back in Birmingham after summer hiatus
03 November 2025Following the cancellation of its July staging, Classic Antique Fairs returns to the NEC Birmingham from November 28-30 for its third year at the venue
Penn in focus in Paris
20 October 2025Images by American photographer Irving Penn (1917-2009), who worked with Vogue for more than six decades and is credited with turning fashion photography into an art form, are among the highlights at the latest Paris Photo.
Dickinson’s Victorian sketches in Jermyn Street gallery
20 October 2025Original works for under £100? Dickinson offers just that in its latest show 'Sir Francis Grant: A Society Sketchbook'.
Dealer's show focuses on the library’s changing role through time
20 October 2025“Whoever made this thought of everything.”
Frieze Masters preview: Focus on first of famous six wives
06 October 2025Wedding gift for Catherine of Aragon stands out as one of the highlights at the latest Frieze Masters
Angolan chair provides new angle on Regency
06 October 2025At the 23rd edition of the Tribal Art Fair Amsterdam (TAF), one highlight is this Angolan take on a Regency sabre-leg chair, carved c.1850 and priced at £2200 with Adam Prout.
Cheshire fair still going strong as others disappear
06 October 2025The long-running Chester Fair is now the Cheshire Decorative Antiques & Art Fair, a name chosen to underline its position as the only major antiques fair in the county.