Impressionist and Modern Art

One of the flagship sectors of the art market comprising works by artists from the late 19th century through to first half of the 20th century. This area includes works by Impressionist, Surrealist, Expressionist and Cubist painters.


Sue Tilley, the sitter in Lucian Freud's painting

Lucian Freud’s ‘benefits supervisor’ portrait emerges from the Lewis at Sotheby’s

29 May 2026

One of Lucian Freud’s (1922-2011) most famous portraits will appear at Sotheby’s sale of the Lewis collection in June.

Cityscape by Francis Newton Souza

Souza works owned by Indian art critic raise six-figure sum at Sloane Street Auctions

27 May 2026

Francis Newton Souza (1924-2002) remains the most established name on the secondary market when it comes to modern Indian pictures.

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How three family members followed on after Sargent

22 May 2026

David Messum Fine Art’s latest exhibition features the work of British Impressionist Wilfrid Gabrield de Glehn (1870-1951), his wife Jane Emmet de Glehn (1873-1961) and his cousin Lucien Hector Monod (1867-1957).

Christie’s auctioneer Adrien Meyer

New York series boasts confidence as Jackson Pollock sails to record $157m

21 May 2026

The latest round of Modern and Contemporary art sales in New York showed the top-end of the market gaining momentum with a series of record prices for leading names in the sector.

Monster by Rabindranath Tagore

Monster price: Rabindranath Tagore watercolour flies to over 150 times estimate

21 May 2026

The unexpected highlight of the collection of Niall Hobhouse sold by Dreweatts on May 13 was a painting by the Indian polymath Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941).

Bildnis Gertrud Loew by Gustav Klimt

Five highlights from the Lewis collection being offered at Sotheby’s

04 May 2026

This summer Sotheby’s will offer what is billed as ‘the most valuable single collection ever offered in London’.

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'Prismatic Cubism' painting by Romanian artist to be offered in Germany

17 April 2026

The Romanian artist Arthur Segal spent much of his career in Germany among the avant garde.

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Manhattan’s Schoelkopf Gallery focus on collector Robert A Ellison

17 April 2026

Collector Robert A Ellison was obsessively acquisitive.

Tête de femme by Pablo Picasso

Paris art enthusiast wins €1m Pablo Picasso portrait in charity raffle

16 April 2026

A gouache on paper by Pablo Picasso, Tête de Femme from 1941, was won in a charity raffle this week.

Henry Moore’s King and Queen

Henry Moore’s King and Queen sculpture headlines Christie’s evening sale

06 March 2026

A large scale Henry Moore (1898-1986) sculpture drew intense bidding at Christie’s latest evening sale of 20th and 21st century art.

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Dealer William Mitchell: I still have Matterhorn on my mind

06 March 2026

Dealer and mountaineer is fascinated by both the peak in real life and in a Doré depiction of first ascent

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Austrian artistry in the spotlight at auction

06 March 2026

Vienna sale includes sought-after works by local creative talents Moser, Hoffmann and Marenzeller

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Petworth gallery stages show of bright and bold Boaba works

06 March 2026

Romanian artist Nafir Boaba (1929-2006) is represented in several works at the exhibition European Visions.

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Padamsee prime period work comes for sale

20 February 2026

A newly discovered prime period work by Indian Modernist Akbar Padamsee (1928-2020) comes for sale at Roland Auctions in New York state on March 28.

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Treasure House hosts British surrealist exhibition from Southampton City Art Gallery

29 January 2026

Treasure House Fair has partnered with Southampton City Art Gallery to host a special exhibition on British surrealism running during the fair's fourth staging this summer.

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Modern art specialist stages show of works by Jean Lurçat and Breon O’Casey

23 January 2026

The art world descends on New York in the closing days of January. The Winter Show, Master Drawings New York, and a number of sales at the major auction houses make the season de rigeur for major collectors.

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Bought for buttons, now worth £48,000

09 January 2026

Bought for just £40 last year, two rare bronze buttons designed by Alberto Giacometti for Elsa Schiaparelli hammered for £48,000 at the latest Modern Decorative Art & Design sale at Bonhams Knightsbridge.

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Artists Deborne and Ottman come to light at Darnley Fine Art

15 December 2025

To mark the completion of its newly expanded space in the West End’s Cecil Court, Darnley Fine Art is presenting an exhibition on the so-called ‘lost’ Post-Impressionists Robert Deborne (1870-1944) and Henri Ottmann (1877-1927).

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Dalí and much more at Shapero

08 December 2025

London art gallery Shapero Modern rounds off its year with a trio of events.

Gustav Klimt’s portrait of Elisabeth Lederer

Klimt portrait makes second-highest all-time auction price

19 November 2025

The inaugural auction at Sotheby’s new headquarters at the Breuer Building in New York produced a series of fireworks, not least a record for any lot ever sold by the 281-year-old firm.

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