Fine Art

The artist was an intrepid – and rare female – visitor to Welsh deep coal mines to record the final days

With the current series of BBC TV show Fake or Fortune? having finished its run, it’s time to check ATG readers’ predictions of the outcome for each picture.

A pair of panoramic oil on canvas landscapes by French artist Raymond Thibésart (1874-1963) makes for a stand-out item at fine art dealership Gladwell & Patterson’s next exhibition, Treasures.

An 1858 portrait by Solomon Alexander Hart (1806-81), arguably the most important Jewish painter in England in the 19th century, more than doubled its high estimate in a sale in Clarence, New York.

On John Swarbrooke Fine Art’s stand at British Art Fair this month is a relic of a long yet turbulent friendship between two 20th century artists.

A pair of mid 19th century Chinese export paintings of Macao hammered for Can$65,000 (£35,065) at AH Wilkens (22% buyer’s premium) in Toronto, Canada.

Victorian and traditional landscapes may no longer command the prices they did two decades ago, but the right examples – especially when guided by cautious estimates – can still draw healthy competition.

Joining 'British Art Fair' this year is Crane Kalman Gallery of Knightsbridge, which offers a selection of paintings and works on paper by LS Lowry, who had a longstanding connection with the firm.

The art and antiques trade is being asked to look out for a Lowry painting that had been consigned to now collapsed gallery Trinity House Paintings.

A cherished piece of golf history came for sale at Carlsen Gallery (20% buyer’s premium) in Freehold, New York, and commanded a significant sum.

A selection of European galleries join the Masters section at Frieze Seoul as the fair returns for its fourth edition from September 3-6.