Latest News Articles by Gabriel Berner
Mod Brit works in a league of their own
25 June 2018Nearly 500 lots of Modern British and 20th century art went under the hammer at Woolley & Wallis (25/12% buyer’s premium) in Salisbury to notch up a total of £535,000 with three-quarters sold.
Saleroom selection: three artworks under £800 including a work by Punch illustrator Arthur George Watts
18 June 2018Three modestly valued works in regional sales, including a watercolour by Punch illustrator Arthur George Watts (1883-1935).
Life on the open road with Cuneo
18 June 2018“The open road, the dusty highway, the heath, the common, the hedgerows, the rolling downs!”
Drake and Bell’s Pre-Raphaelite on plaster lead Skipton sale
18 June 2018A plaster plaque of a mother and child drew multiple bids when it was offered at Hutchinson Scott (20% buyer’s premium) in Skipton, North Yorkshire.
Battle for ‘celebrity’ artist in Sussex
18 June 2018A quartet of oils by the contemporary British painter Sherree Valentine-Daines (b.1959) produced multi-estimate prices when they went under the hammer in Sussex.
A ten shilling, ‘thick paper’ Federalist
18 June 2018The Federalist…, a collection of essays first published in New York newspapers in the years immediately following independence, is today recognised as a seminal work on American political theory and a cornerstone of constitutional governance.
Female Irish artists pack a punch at auction
11 June 2018Though their output was dwarfed by their male counterparts, talented 20th century Irish female artists pack a punch in the saleroom when their art does appear at auction.
Saleroom selection: three artworks under £1000 including a work by Moira Beaty
11 June 2018Three modestly valued works in regional sales including a work by Moira Beaty.
Sunny outlook for Irish art in Dublin
11 June 2018John Magnier, the Irish horse breeder and art collector, reportedly made a five-fold return on his Amadeo Modigliani reclining nude when it sold at Sotheby’s New York last month for $139m (£102.2m).
How mash-ups make successful mix
04 June 2018Mod Brit and contemporary selection showing a swirl of influences ‘creates a buzz’.