Latest News Articles by Gabriel Berner
Contemporary fair heavyweights count on digital for now
22 February 2021As the pandemic continues to upend the art market calendar, two heavyweights of the Contemporary art and design fair scene are going digital.
Art hub suits flexible approach
22 February 2021Just before England entered a third lockdown, the John Martin Gallery squeezed in a solo show of artist Andrew Gifford’s (b.1970) work at new art hub Cromwell Place in London.
Go solo: a selection of dedicated shows
22 February 2021Four online Post-War & Contemporary art exhibitions organised by dealers.
Barbara Jones sketchbook offered at Firsts online winter edition
15 February 2021A sketchbook by English artist and muralist Barbara Jones (1912-78) is among the items for sale at 'Firsts Online: Winter Edition'.
Piste off? Get an art fix instead
15 February 2021With ski season on ice for so many, exhibitions offering snowy scenes could fill in
5 Questions: Old Master and British art dealer Lawrence Steigrad
15 February 2021Lawrence Steigrad deals in Old Master and British paintings, drawings, and sculpture
Shapero Rare Books launches Islamic department
15 February 2021Shapero Rare Books has launched a new Islamic department, broadening its collections of books from the Arabic, Ottoman, Persian and Indian worlds.
Nonesuch Gallery discovers Goldstein 'Moses' painting
15 February 2021This hitherto unrecorded work by the Jewish painter Morris Goldstein (1892-1965) is offered by the Nonesuch Gallery, priced at £5000.
Maas makes a move from Mayfair to St James’s
15 February 2021The Maas Gallery, well-known specialist in Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite and Modern British pictures, is moving to larger premises in St James’s.
5 Questions: Oriental carpets dealer Clive Rogers
13 February 2021Clive Rogers, senior partner at Clive Rogers Oriental Rugs, specialises in antique Oriental and Occidental carpets and textiles from his base in Stroud, Gloucestershire. He is currently exhibiting at LARTA Virtual 2021 (until February 14).
The web shop window: Graeco-Egyptian gem mounted in a gold ring
08 February 2021Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
Soft-paste porcelain showcase at Kensington Church Street dealer goes virtual
08 February 2021The first successful attempts at producing soft-paste porcelain in France took place in the city of Rouen during the closing decades of the 17th century.
Virtual Mayfair event 'more accessible' but lacks 'buzz of a well-attended event'
08 February 2021As with many events, this year’s Mayfair Antiques & Fine Art Fair was unable to go ahead in its usual format at the London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square.
Dealer's latest show focuses on Henry Lamb's bucolic view of life
08 February 2021Exhibition shows how the artist returned from the First World War in a mellowed mood
Tribal Art London reports increased numbers of online visitors
08 February 2021This Karamojong headrest from Uganda was one of more than 100 objects offered at Tribal Art London’s (TAL) online event, Spirit Animals. It was sold by tribal art specialist Kezhia Field for £450.
‘High priestess of the grotesque’: Pat Douthwaite’s challenging oil paintings took a look at the wicked side of life
01 February 2021Challenging, grotesque and raw, 'The Fete' sums up the art of Pat Douthwaite (1934-2002).
Antiques trade chiefs: Resourcefulness and ingenuity will be crucial in 2021
25 January 2021The heads of three associations say dealers need to rise to the challenges during the toughest trading period for decades
LARTA’s online coverage as 11th edition gets underway
25 January 2021Usually held on the mezzanine of the Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair in Battersea Park, the London Antique Rug & Textile Art Fair (LARTA) migrates online this year with an extended run.
The web shop window: ornate pair of George III ormolu ice pails
25 January 2021Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
Dealer offers epic Habsburg poem on vellum at Stuttgart Rare Book Fair
25 January 2021Presented on vellum with luxury colouring and illuminated with silver and gold, this is a rare first edition of Theuerdank.