Latest News Articles by Gabriel Berner
Lowry cricket match and Henry Moore’s Second World War drawing are top hits at Sotheby's
08 July 2019A Cricket Match (1938) by Mod Brit giant LS Lowry (1887-1976) was the fitting headliner at Sotheby’s. Offered in the midst of the Cricket World Cup, the 18in x 2ft (46 x 61cm) oil on canvas showing a back-street match played by local children in Salford sold for a mid-estimate £950,000 to a UK private buyer.
Five lots to watch at auction this week including novelty Victorian silver, a George III tea caddy and a rare Middle English manuscript
01 July 2019With estimates from £50-90,000, here are five previews from upcoming sales this week.
Rediscovered Eric Ravilious drawing from Grimsby trip makes £3000 at Roseberys
01 July 2019In the spring of 1940, Eric Ravilious (1903-42) spent three weeks in Grimsby during his role as a war artist.
Publicity-shy artist Percy Kelly now on a high
01 July 2019Percy Kelly (1918-93) was so averse to the limelight that only a few of his paintings were ever shown publicly during his life. But a major retrospective in 2015 and a birth centenary last year has helped raise the Cumbrian artist’s profile – and his prices.
Affordable art: Three works sold for £1300 or under including Grosvenor School linocut
01 July 2019Three modestly valued works selling at regional sales at £1300 or under, including Grosvenor School linocut by Edith Lawrence.
Glyn Philpot watercolour makes a fur result
01 July 2019Tentatively guided at £200-400, this watercolour of an unknown sitter below attributed to the painter and sculptor Glyn Philpot (1884-1937) attracted multiple bids in Cardiff.
Five lots to watch at auction this week including an Italian Art Nouveau cabinet, a Minton tortoise teapot and a signed Harry Potter book
24 June 2019With estimates from £50-12,000, here are five previews from upcoming sales this week.
‘Chameleon’ artist revealed in London
24 June 2019With an infamous lack of a ‘signature’ look, Northern Irish painter Colin Middleton (1910-83) is something of an art historical chameleon.
On the gradual road to recovery
24 June 2019Irish art market makes a sedate journey back to strength as local buyers dominate.
Five lots to watch at auction this week including a Suffragette silver pepperette, a Cromwellian sword and an early letter written by Winston Churchill
17 June 2019With estimates from £300-1500, here are five previews from upcoming sales this week.