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.

Edward Bawden watercolour

Auction record for Edward Bawden watercolour as ‘reservoir’ scene quadruples estimate

08 October 2026

“It was a bit of a showstopper,” said Jonathan Benson, director and auctioneer at Essex saleroom Reeman Dansie (25% buyer’s premium).

Alderman Merriam's Shells by Gertrude Abercrombie

Big record for a tiny picture as Gertrude Abercrombie ‘estate sale’ find brings major demand

06 October 2026

The auction record for American painter Gertrude Abercrombie (1909-77) climbed higher last week after a small-scale depiction of shells drew a remarkable bidding battle at Freeman’s in New York.

Portrait miniature

The look of a £22,000 mystery man in miniature form emerges at a Yorkshire auction

02 October 2026

A civil war-era miniature by the Anglo-French painter David des Granges (1611-72) sold for £22,000 at Hawleys in Beverley, East Yorkshire, on September 26.

2763NEDI Man Ray Christies

Spotlight on Therond photography collection

02 October 2026

As Paris Photo (November 12-15) prepares to welcome collectors from around the world, Christie’s is offering more than 350 photographs from the Roger Therond Collection across three sales taking place in Paris on November 13-14, and online from November 6-17.

Engraving of Lord Nelson

Rare decorated Nelson print catches the imagination in Cambridge auction

02 October 2026

Prints based on John Hoppner’s (1758-1810) famous portrait of Lord Nelson proliferated throughout the 19th century. Today plenty of examples appear on the market with non-distinct copies tending to make under £200.

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Question time with Mark Rowles Fine Art

02 October 2026

Mark Rowles Fine Art is a gallery in Powys, Wales, run by Mark and his daughter Michelle Rowles-Lloyd.

Julie Buchet picture

Sales boom on first day of Battersea's The Decorative Fair

02 October 2026

An early sales boom was underway at the autumn edition of The Decorative Fair in Battersea Park in the opening days of the event.

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Gallery draws inspiration from 280 years of trade

02 October 2026

Gladwell & Patterson marks its 280th anniversary with an exhibition at its new London premises in Burlington Arcade, Mayfair.

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Art dealer Jenna Burlingham backs Newlyn School public showcase

02 October 2026

Kingsclere dealership Jenna Burlingham Fine Art has sponsored a travelling loan show on Cornish art.

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Recent auction results suggest Modern British art demand is high but selective

02 October 2026

Despite a robust and upbeat market, latest results suggest a ‘pickiness’ among bidders in this field

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Unplanned Hockney hotel stop inspired in-demand 1980s prints

02 October 2026

Prints from David Hockney’s (1937-2026) Moving Focus series are among the artist’s most sought-after work from the 1980s. The vibrantly coloured images picturing Hotel Acatlán are especially prized.

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Lochhead brings pictures and sculptures from across Europe for symbolic show

02 October 2026

London dealer Stuart Lochhead hosts an exhibition on Symbolism this autumn, bringing together pictures and sculptures from across Europe to demonstrate the movement’s breadth.

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Trois Crayons puts down a US marker

02 October 2026

Innovative art fair recently launched at London gallery expands to American cities for the first time

Rome, from Mount Aventine by JMW Turner

Sotheby’s to offer Turner’s ‘timeless’ view of Rome with £50m estimate

30 September 2026

Sotheby’s will offer JMW Turner’s (1775-1851) ‘Rome, from Mount Aventine’ in December, 12 years after the same picture set a £27m auction record in the same saleroom.

Clement XII by Pietro Bracci

Vendor’s £300 yard purchase turns out to be important Baroque marble of Pope Clement XII

30 September 2026

A rediscovered marble of an early 18th century pope by a leading late Baroque sculptor come for sale in Salisbury this month.

Karlskirche, Vienna, by Bernardo Bellotto

Bellotto view of Vienna’s Karlskirche emerges at Dorotheum

30 September 2026

A previously unpublished painting, only recently discovered in an Austrian private collection, promises to be one of the high points at Dorotheum’s upcoming auction of Old Masters in Vienna.

Old Master equestrian portrait

Old Master sleeper rides into Suffolk sale

29 September 2026

Estimated at £400-600, an Old Master equestrian portrait drew fervent competition at a recent auction in Suffolk.

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Rimmington still-lifes animate bidders in the secondary market

25 September 2026

The meticulously observed and technically precise still-lifes of Eric Rimmington (1926-2024) certainly have a following among collectors although, for the most part up to now, buyers have needed to operate in the retail sector rather than the secondary market.

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DalÍ works given Notting Hill showcase

25 September 2026

Sculptures and original works on paper by Salvador Dalí (1904-89) have been collated by Clarendon Fine Art for its show Salvador Dalí & The Modern Masters (until September 28).

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Scandinavian sale offers Munch print and much more

25 September 2026

Scandinavian art amassed by Norwegian collectors Iwona and Bjarne Rieber coming up at Bonhams New Bond Street on October 27 includes works by Edvard Munch alongside those by leading figures such as Harald Sohlberg, Michael Ancher and Nikolai Astrup.

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