Latest News Articles by Gabriel Berner
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07 August 2017It has been 50 years since Sotheby’s first held its annual August sporting guns sales at the prestigious Gleneagles Hotel in Perthshire.
Works from a tortured genius come to auction in Glasgow
07 August 2017Like many modern artists, John Bellany’s (1942-2013) canvases reflect his personal story – and his was a turbulent one.
Portrait shows why it’s good to chalk
24 July 2017Dreamy landscapes, fairies and classical female nudes fill many of today’s best-known canvases by the Victorian artist Edward Robert Hughes (1851-1914). But it was his skills as a portraitist that impressed critics most while he lived.
Feline good in a Scottish saleroom
24 July 2017August is traditionally the month when most of the auction world takes a breather. But in Scotland, where well-heeled holiday-makers tread, there is no let-up.
War artist’s peaceful rural views
24 July 2017Possibly the largest quantity of watercolours by the Second World War artist Thomas Hennell (1903-45) to come to auction in one sitting was on offer at Mallams (20% buyer’s premium) on July 5
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24 July 2017ATG’s weekly selection of items on sale at auctions and dealerships.
Cartoonist auction price shows Max effect
24 July 2017This work above by the popular cartoonist Max Beerbohm (1872-1956) was a highlight of Mallams’ library sale on June 21.
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24 July 2017ATG’s weekly selection of items on sale at auctions and dealerships.
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24 July 2017Possibly made for a member of the French monarchy, this post-medieval gold ring combines the heraldic fleur-de-lis motif with blue kite-shaped sapphires.
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24 July 2017ATG’s weekly selection of items on sale at auctions and dealerships.
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24 July 2017ATG’s weekly selection of items on sale at auctions and dealerships.
Chocks away for Biggles author watercolours in Essex auction
24 July 2017A scarce collection of watercolours by Biggles creator WE Johns (1893-1968) sold beyond expectations in Sworders’ (22% buyer’s premium) June 27 sale in Stansted Mountfitchet.
Larkin's Pope portrait condition impresses
17 July 2017An impeccably preserved portrait of Thomas Pope, later 3rd Earl of Downe, by William Larkin (1580-1619), led Bonhams’ (25/20/12% buyer’s premium) Old Master Paintings sale on July 5.
Canaletto creates a Venetian crowning glory
17 July 2017A record-breaking Canaletto (1697-1768) drawing was the toast of the capital’s Old Masters drawings sales.
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17 July 2017ATG’s weekly selection of items on sale at auctions and dealerships.
Previews: £30,000 plus
17 July 2017ATG’s weekly selection of items on sale at auctions and dealerships.
New life breathed into Old Masters
17 July 2017Written off by some as a dying area, the latest Old Master series in London defied the naysayers with encouraging results during its traditional ‘grand finale’ slot at the end of the London sales season.
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17 July 2017ATG’s weekly selection of items on sale at auctions and dealerships.
Previews: £5001 - £30,000
17 July 2017ATG’s weekly selection of items on sale at auctions and dealerships.
Artist who is now ruffling feathers
17 July 2017“If I was a dealer, I’d buy the whole lot and put on a show. He’s a sort of great ‘undiscovered’ artist.” Mimi Lay of the Penzance auction house David Lay is referring to a consignment of graphic art by the 20th century painter and lithographer Richard Platt (b.1928).