Drawings & Pastels

From classic British watercolours to ancient world jewellery, the latest seasonal catalogues issued by dealers offer a wealth of history and ideas.

An original drawing for the project that Christo (1935-2020) intended as his only permanent, large-scale public artwork emerged at a recent Chiswick Auctions sale.

The pen-and-ink drawing by Paul Trevillion was personally signed by the former prime minister at his offices in 1955

Works by David Bomberg (1890-1957) are a valuable proposition at auction, especially those with an attractive Spanish subject.

Christmas came early for one Louis Wain vendor as drawing of cats shopping for turkey fetched a five-figure sum in Surrey sale

The 19th edition of Master Drawings New York is expected to feature more than 20 exhibitors from New York, London, Paris, Madrid and Brussels

A selection of important British works were on offer at Forum Auctions, including these four highlights that hammered over estimate

A Winston Churchill (1874-1965) portrait personally signed by the former prime minister heads to Hansons on November 20.

A sketch which was given by the Marquis de Lafayette to the first American president George Washington sold for $1.6m (£1.22m) at an auction in Philadelphia earlier today.

As with most other areas of life, it remains difficult to say at present whether artificial intelligence will end up having a transformational effect on the art market or not.