Fine Art

Fine art is a staple of the dealing and auctioneering industry, featuring works ranging from Medieval art to traditional Old Masters, and right through to cutting-edge Contemporary art.

While oil paintings represent a large part of the sector, other mediums adopted by artists across the ages include drawings, watercolours, prints and photographs.

Helena Newman of Sotheby’s

Sotheby’s sale dented by withdrawal of early Egon Schiele painting

17 May 2017

The late withdrawal of Sotheby’s star lot at an evening auction in New York last night was a blot on an otherwise solid sale of Impressionist & Modern art.

Constantin Brancusi's La muse endormie

Brancusi and Picasso lift total at Christie’s New York

16 May 2017

A record for a sculpture by Constantin Brancusi and a 1930s Pablo Picasso portrait of Dora Maar boosted the total at Christie’s Impressionist and Modern art auction in New York last night.

Garwood

Auction records for Dunbar and Garwood at Cheffins' latest Art & Design sale

16 May 2017

A keen buyer at Cheffins’ Art & Design sale helped set two auction records for British artists Eileen Lucy ‘Tirzah’ Garwood and Evelyn Dunbar.

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‘School of Rubens’ panel flies at Swiss Old Masters sale

15 May 2017

Estimated at CHF9000-12,000, a panel painted in the manner of Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) sold for CHF700,000 (£564,500) at Galartis SA in Crissier, Lausanne on May 5.

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Star of the show as Dunbar sets ‘staggering’ record in Cambridge

15 May 2017

A painting by British artist Evelyn Dunbar (1906- 60) set a record price at auction for the artist at Cheffins’ Art & Design sale on May 11.

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Pick of the Week: Artist studio yields a special chess set

15 May 2017

“When I first visited, the hairs on the back of my neck shot up. I knew immediately this was a unique capsule – a bohemian delight where a generation of artists had been inspired, had lived, loved and socialised.”

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Rare peak at Welsh artist’s work

15 May 2017

Unusual appearance of mountain views by painter whose career was cut short by tuberculosis

Francesca Galloway

Religion and ritual: Two collections of Indian Company School paintings go on show at Francesca Galloway

15 May 2017

An exhibition of Company School painting takes place at Francesca Galloway’s space in Dover Street from May 22-July 7.

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Photography in focus as sales timed to coincide with London fair

15 May 2017

Satellite events and specialist photography sales are riding on the coattails of Photo London (May 18-21) this spring, coinciding with the fair’s four-day run at Somerset House.

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Czech sculptor with right royal connections

15 May 2017

Bronze busts of the Queen and Prince Philip from the Oxfordshire studio of Czech émigré sculptor Franta Belsky (1921-2000) took top honours at Mallams (20% buyer’s premium) in Oxford on April 25.

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Shipshape Cornish work sails back home

15 May 2017

A Newlyn School work by Albert Chevalier Tayler (1862-1926) topped David Lay’s (18% buyer’s premium) April 27 sale in Penzance.

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Roger Mayne photos a first at new Bernard Quaritch

15 May 2017

The first photography exhibition to take place at Bernard Quaritch’s South Audley Street location is Roger Mayne – London & Paris.

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Capture your Kodak moments at annual London photography fair

15 May 2017

Just as CDs and then downloads led to warnings of the demise of vinyl, the vintage camera collecting field was also predicted to be affected with the advancement of digital cameras. But both collecting fields are far from dead.

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Shot, framed and hung: Photo London fair returns to Somerset House for third year

15 May 2017

Capital gears up for fairs which put it in the frame for dealing in both contemporary and older

The London Photograph Fair: Special Edition seeks to attract a bigger buyer base

15 May 2017

The London Photograph Fair: Special Edition runs from May 20-21 and is a smaller, artsier version of the organisation’s quarterly fairs.

Joyce Burlingham

Peter Joyce works snapped up at Jenna Burlingham show

15 May 2017

Twentieth century British art specialist Jenna Burlingham returned to Gallery 8 Duke Street earlier this month for an exhibition of works by the contemporary artist Peter Joyce.

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Bonhams hosts exhibition of Erté’s designs from Glyndebourne Opera

13 May 2017

Set and costume designs by artist Erté for the 1980 Glyndebourne Opera production of 'Der Rosenkavalier' are to go on display at auction house Bonhams this month.

Bird's Hell

Beckmann’s anti-Nazi painting to be offered at auction for the first time

11 May 2017

Max Beckmann’s chilling vision of hell, representing the turmoil of the Nazi regime, is to be offered at auction for the first time.

Lucio Fontana’s ‘Concetto Spaziale’

Collection from ‘King of Surrealism’ Alexander Iolas goes to auction

09 May 2017

A collection from celebrated art dealer Alexander Iolas is coming to Sotheby’s later this month.

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Painting by Javanese prince emerges at Van Ham in Cologne

08 May 2017

On May 19, not for the first time, Van Ham in Cologne is selling a painting by Raden Saleh Ben Jaggia (1811-80), a Javanese prince who made a career for himself during the 22 years he spent in Europe, mainly in The Netherlands and Germany.

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