Drawings & Pastels

An original illustration for one of the most entertaining works on rare book collecting hammered for £15,000 to lead Mallams’ latest Modern Art & Design auction.

Illustrator famous for helping to bring alive the beloved bear preferred his other commissions

Two views of Chelsea Old Church by Walter Greaves (1846-1930) emerged at different salerooms in recent months.

Sale of collection with superb furniture included high-quality 18th century items in a different field

The sale of Chinese and other Asian Works of Art at Semley Auctioneers in Shaftesbury, Dorset, included the largest known group of works by the artist Mrs H Clark.

Drawing for mural design was first thought to be a lithograph

A couple of intriguing pictures offered as ‘attributed to’ major artists drew interest at Wotton Auction Rooms’ (20% buyer’s premium) latest quarterly fine art sale.

Catherine Southon’s October 15 Fine Sale in Chislehurst includes this chalk caricature of the sculptor Cecil Gunthorp (1893-1983) done by one Henry Moore (1898-1986).

Long before it became the signature for the 1955-62 television show Alfred Hitchcock Presents, the director had perfected his self-portrait: an economic sketch of his profile rendered in just a couple of lines. Hitchcock would regularly draw and sign them for fans.

American actor, singer, dancer, director, and photographer Joel Grey (b.1932) is perhaps best known for his portrayal of the master of ceremonies in both the Broadway and film versions of the musical Cabaret.

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.

A rare collection of personal correspondence from fell walker, author and illustrator Alfred Wainwright (1907-91) walked away to a new owner in a timed online sale that ended on September 7.

Portrait of first governor of Western Australia stands out in a 745-lot auction offering colonial-era items