Latest News Articles by Gabriel Berner
Miller duo displays strong Hamburg link
14 May 2018An early German whaling scene took top honours at marine specialist Charles Miller’s (20% buyer’s premium) May Day sale in West Kensington.
Oriental art experiences West to East buyer shift
14 May 2018Exotic visions are Orientalist art’s stock-in-trade. Bustling bazaars and colourful mosques, lavish harems and sun-drenched deserts populate the canvases in this field.
Egyptian art is a modern highlight
14 May 2018Modern Egyptian art emerged as a stand-out sector during Islamic Week. The leading lot of Sotheby’s 20th Century Art/Middle East sale was a work by pioneering painter Mahmoud Said (1897-1964), dubbed the father of Egyptian modernism.
Artist’s box takes £3000 in Cumbria
07 May 2018Topping Mitchells’ (20% buyer’s premium) £53,000 Country Sporting sale in Cockermouth was an artist’s box belonging to George Lodge (1860-1954).
Saleroom selection: Three pictures under £1000
07 May 2018Three modestly valued works at regional sales.
Charismatic subjects lead the canine market
07 May 2018Dog pictures with charisma, personality and plenty of naturalism are a driving force in the secondary market for canine art, judging by a recent string of buoyant prices in the regions.
A good bit of sport in the country
07 May 2018A good dose of sporting art is practically a prerequisite for any country house dispersal.
Topping sale for equine painter Ferneley
07 May 2018The stellar sporting entry to John Nicholson’s (24% buyer’s premium) sale in Haslemere on April 25 was an early oil by the prolific equine painter, John E Ferneley (1782-1860).
Staithes Group sells along the coast at Scarborough auction rooms
30 April 2018Well-situated on the North Yorkshire coast, Scarborough saleroom David Duggleby (21% buyer’s premium) is the regular recipient of pictures associated with one of the area’s biggest artistic exports.
Saleroom selection: Three pictures under £1500 including a Peter Kuhfeld view of Venice
30 April 2018Three more modestly valued works drawing attention at recent regional sales below £1500 included a Venetian view by English painter Peter Kuhfeld.