Latest News Articles by Gabriel Berner
Gwen John in a new light at Cork Street show
14 June 2021She was among the first female students to study at the Slade and exhibited with major galleries, but for many years Gwen John (1876- 1939) was forgotten, overshadowed by her famous lover Auguste Rodin and flamboyant artist brother Augustus John.
5 Questions: Gavin Morgan of Morgan Strickland Decorative Arts
14 June 2021Gavin Morgan founded Morgan Strickland Decorative Arts with fellow dealer Gary Strickland. It will be exhibiting at The Petworth Park Antiques & Fine Art Fair from June 18-20.
Petworth fair: 'People are absolutely gagging to take part'
07 June 2021Dealers eager to attend Petworth event say online is fine but they miss contact with the public
5 Questions: furniture and works of art dealer Claire Penhallurick
07 June 2021Claire Penhallurick, a former director of Islamic and Indian art at Bonhams, founded BEAR in Petworth in 2020 specialising in 20th century and antique furniture and works of art, with an emphasis on Mid-century design. BEAR will be exhibiting for the second time at The Petworth Park Antiques & Fine Art Fair on June 18-20.
The web shop window: portrait miniature of artist's sister
07 June 2021Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
Business bright in Buxton despite weather
07 June 2021The Buxton Decorative Antiques & Art Fair made a welcome return to the annual fair calendar with a well-attended four-day event in the Peak District.
Left Bank tempts visitors to galleries in Paris
07 June 2021Dozens of art and antiques galleries in the Left Bank area of Paris known as the Carré Rive Gauche are enticing art lovers back to the district with a five-day event showcasing new stock and exhibitions.
Photograph dealer Michael Hoppen moves from Chelsea after 37 years
07 June 2021Photography specialist the Michael Hoppen Gallery is relocating from Jubilee Place in Chelsea, its home of 37 years.
It’s been a long wait but Harrogate is back with a minuet to go
07 June 2021Measuring over 7ft long, this 18th century work, below, is believed to be one of the longest engravings produced in the past 300 years.
Cecil Beaton celebrated as photography show takes place
07 June 2021With a major photography exhibition under way at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire dedicated to celebrity portraits by Cecil Beaton, two satellite shows open their doors celebrating the British photographer’s costume designs and theatrical pictures.
Dealer discovers highly rare labelled chest by eminent maker Giles Grendey
24 May 2021This George II caddy-topped mahogany chest bears not one, but two original trade labels for the London cabinet maker Giles Grendey (c.1693-1780).
The web shop window: Giacometti's drawing of composer Stravinsky
24 May 2021Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
5 Questions: Amsterdam dealer Simon Morsink
24 May 2021Simon Morsink runs the Morsink Icon Gallery in Amsterdam with his brother Hugo specialising in Russian and Greek icons dating from the 15th to 19th centuries.
Dealers stage joint show of early Italian art in Netherlands
24 May 2021The Morsink Icon Gallery and Erik Bijzet Sculpture and Works of Art have joined forces to show 15 early Italian objects in the Netherlands.
Darnley Fine Art exhibition turns spotlight on artists who painted by moonlight
24 May 2021Artists throughout history have been inspired by the moon and its light. Mysterious, illusive, and ethereal, this celestial body has been utilised to convey all manner of themes from romance and religion to fantasy and intrigue.
Mod Brits head to Suffolk coast
24 May 2021This typical Monet-inspired, sun-drenched beach scene by Dorothea Sharp (1874-1955) is priced at £18,500 as part of a Modern British exhibition at Thompson’s Aldeburgh.
The web shop window: Chippendale period satinwood and marquetry desk
17 May 2021Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
The head masters from Africa
17 May 2021Exhibition at firm’s new premises focuses on headdress and headwear
Portrait sitter was central figure in a story of sex and scandal
17 May 2021This late 17th century portrait depicts Lady Frances Brudenell, Countess of Newburgh (c.1677-1736), an early victim of salacious journalism.
5 Questions: Alex Maas of Box House Antiques
17 May 2021Alex Maas is a third generation dealer who heads Box House Antiques in Lymington, Hampshire, specialising in English antique furniture and objets d’art.