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.

The Winter Egg by Fabergé

Christie’s to offer Fabergé Winter Egg with estimate ‘in excess’ of £20m

03 October 2025

Christie’s will offer one of only six privately owned Fabergé Imperial Easter eggs as part of its Classic Week of sales in London in December.

Mary Magdalene By Ambrosius Benson 2713NEDI 01 10 2025

Mary Magdalene turns heads as Old Master painting flies to 20 times estimate in US auction

02 October 2025

A painting of Mary Magdalene by Ambrosius Benson (c.1495-1550) drew dramatic competition at a recent US auction.

Edward VI portrait

Edward VI portrait goes on view at Hampton Court Palace after selling at Roseberys

01 October 2025

A portrait of King Edward VI that sold at a Roseberys auction earlier this year has gone on public display at Hampton Court Palace.

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Fern foundations of photographs used in books were laid by pioneering botanist Anna Atkins

01 October 2025

The botanist, artist and photographer Anna Atkins (1799-1871) is thought to have been the first woman to have created a photograph and the first person to publish a book illustrated with photographic images.

Madonna and Child painting

Bidding battle in Banbury propels Old Master to six-figure sum

29 September 2025

A Madonna and Child painting, catalogued as by an ‘Italian Old Master’, took an astonishing £685,000 hammer price at an auction in Banbury.

Eric Slater woodcut

Woodcuts come to the fore at East Sussex auction

29 September 2025

A small group of 20th century woodcuts showing local Sussex scenes were among the pictures bringing demand at the latest Art & Design Post 1880 auction at Gorringe’s (plus 25% buyer’s premium).

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Bidders go ape to take Frazetta fantasy art to record high

29 September 2025

Frank Frazetta’s cover painting for a 1967 Lancer/Ace Conan paperback, a landmark of modern fantasy art commonly known as Man Ape, sold for a world record $13.5m (£9.99m) including the buyer’s premium at Heritage Auctions.

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Shannon artwork shipped from Flanders for sale in Surrey

29 September 2025

Among the most eye-catching pictures that emerged at the summer auctions around the country were a couple of early 20th century portraits of young women.

A Song from Afar by John Bulloch Souter

Antiques dealer who became an art dealer

29 September 2025

Dominic Sanchez-Cabello initially followed in his father’s footsteps to become an antiques dealer in Plymouth.

An Artist at His Easel by Evelyn Dunbar

Artists portrayed by artists at new exhibition

29 September 2025

West End art dealer Liss Llewellyn has teamed up with Modern British art museum Pallant House Gallery for a show of paintings of artists.

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Goth’s striking lady makes another auction impact

29 September 2025

The distinctive 'Portrait of a Lady' by the Hungarian artist Imre Goth was star of the show at an auction at Mehlis (24% buyer’s premium) in Plauen, Germany.

L’hiver procession de Nöel (Les quatre saisons) by Marc Chagall

Chagall to shine in historic venue

29 September 2025

St James’s gallery Stern Pissarro is taking part in Canopy, a pop-up exhibition in Marylebone at the Grade II-listed building 14 Cavendish Square.

The Dover Airship Patrol by Norman Wilkinson

Dealership makes move to show travel illustrations

29 September 2025

Campaign furniture specialist Christopher Clarke Antiques has broadened its horizons for its next exhibition and is focusing on travel illustrations.

Building an Airfield, Pegu (Burma) by Thomas Hennell

Dealer Sim supports Thomas Hennell museum showcase

29 September 2025

A museum show on war artist and poet Thomas Hennell (1903-45), marking the 80th anniversary of his death, has been put together with the help of Modern British art dealer Andrew Sim of Sim Fine Art.

John Bull taking a luncheon by James Gillray

How posthumous copies of Gillray prints have a history of their own

25 September 2025

The story of James Gillray’s (1757-1815) print plates is something of a mixture of comedy and tragedy – not unlike the great caricaturist’s life itself.

William Hedges painting

Rare views by elusive artist William Hedges bring bidders at London sale

24 September 2025

Demand for rare topographical pictures remains an area of strength in the art market.

FAB Paris opening day

FAB Paris opens for the first time with an earlier autumn date 

23 September 2025

More than 100 exhibitors at FAB Paris welcomed visitors to the Grand Palais for the fourth edition of the fair.

The Kiss II woodcut by Edvard Munch

Remarkable family collection takes Munch prints prices to an unprecedented level

22 September 2025

Galerie Kornfeld in Bern devoted the evening session at its auction on September 11 to a remarkable collection of prints by the Norwegian artist Edvard Munch. It was rewarded by some equally remarkable prices.

Flowers in a Jar by Duncan Grant and George Bergen

Charleston buys collaborative Bloomsbury Group painting at Gorringe’s

22 September 2025

A rare collaborative work by Duncan Grant (1885-1978) and his lover, the Russian-American artist George Bergen (1903-84), has sold at auction to Charleston, the East Sussex farmhouse where the painting was created.

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Dealership supports Society of Antiquaries

22 September 2025

As collaborations between dealers and institutions become increasingly common, London dealership Abbott and Holder is teaming up with the Society of Antiquaries to revive a fundraising project first launched more than 200 years ago.

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