Modern British Art

Paintings, sculptures and prints made by 20th century British artists. Big names in this sector include Stanley Spencer, Paul Nash and LS Lowry.


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Artwork recovered after theft 30 years ago in Canada

28 May 2025

A 1930s linocut by British-Canadian artist Sybil Andrews has been recovered after being stolen more than 30 years ago.

Mary Potter still life

Demand emerges for Mary Potter still life at specialist East Anglian art sale

21 May 2025

A string of works by East Anglian artists, each with their own well-established market, drew notable attention at the latest specialist sale held by Reeman Dansie (25% buyer’s premium).

Kathleen Guthrie painting

Gallery celebrates women artists of the 20th century

20 May 2025

Modern British Gallery are hosting an online exhibition titled 'Women Only – 60 Pictures Celebrating Women Artists'.

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Modern and contemporary art: Studio source brings strong results

19 May 2025

Works coming to auction from artists’ estates give a never-seen-before quality and personal attraction

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Rich seam of modern art surfaces in Somerset

19 May 2025

An untitled abstract by Gillian Ayres (1930-2018) was among the works attracting interest from the collection of Simon and Jennifer Murray at Dore & Rees (25% buyer’s premium) in Somerset.

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Blooming marvellous: Art and antiques dealers planting good seeds

14 May 2025

Flowers have inspired artists for centuries and ahead of this year’s Chelsea Flower Show dealers are tapping into the horticultural theme

Helen Day

Collector Interview: From Little Red Riding Hood to a nationwide exhibition

12 May 2025

Helen Day is a language teacher, collector of Ladybird books and expert on the history of the books and the company behind them.

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Art specialist targets growth

12 May 2025

It’s not just the Firsts book fair this year that has a focus on a plants theme

William Nicholson portrait

William Nicholson’s portrait of his daughter triples its estimate

09 May 2025

Despite ongoing concerns that the current economic uncertainty, anaemic growth and trade tariffs is affecting the supply of major lots, the value to auction houses of paintings by ‘big names’ was underlined at Lyon &Turnbull’s latest Modern Made auction.

The Wife by Tirzah Garwood

Rediscovered Tirzah Garwood prints and drawings emerge at Cheffins

07 May 2025

The largest group of works by Tirzah Garwood (1908-51) to ever come on the open market in one go will be offered at Cheffins later this month.

St Paul's After The Blitz

View of St Paul's after The Blitz is among five lots to watch

05 May 2025

With estimates from £400, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week

'Church and Mine' by George Chapman

Church and mine: Auction record set for George Chapman at Rogers Jones

30 April 2025

At the time that the London-born artist George Chapman (1908-1993) first encountered the Rhondda Valley in 1953, he happened to be reading a series of books by US writer William Faulkner.

Douglas Percy Bliss painting

Dealer offers fresh works from estate of married artists Bliss and Dodd

25 April 2025

London dealer Liss Llewellyn is currently offering an online sale of works from the estate of Douglas Percy Bliss and Phyllis Dodd, many of which have never been seen in public.

Terence Cuneo painting

Cuneo’s painting of Germany’s unconditional surrender brings bidding at Sworders

22 April 2025

A painting by Terence Cuneo depicting the German surrender at Lüneburg Heath has sold for £60,000 at Sworders.

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Ithell Colquhoun firmly in the market spotlight

21 April 2025

Seven works by Ithell Colquhoun (1906-88) lead Bonhams’ inaugural British Surrealism sale running until May 1.

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Colourful designer and artist John Sutcliffe celebrated at dealer's show

21 April 2025

Abbott and Holder is hosting an exhibition from April 24-May 10 celebrating the work of John Sutcliffe, one of the great decorative painters and colour experts of his generation.

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Lowry’s Going to the Mill goes to auction 99 years after purchase

14 April 2025

An early work by LS Lowry (1887-1976) first sold to the literary editor of The Manchester Guardian for £10 in 1926 and kept by his family is now estimated at £700,000-£1m in a May 1-2 auction.

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Keith Vaughan flies out the door in online sale

11 April 2025

Keith Vaughan, Claughton Pellew, Etienne Krier and Gerald Leslie Brockhurst prove popular in Abbott & Holder's latest edition of The List.

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Saint Bride shines as Louise Jopling returns to the limelight

09 April 2025

A striking picture by one of the most prominent but then forgotten British female artists of the late 19th and early 20th centuries appeared at a Cheshire auction.

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‘Gem of a painting’ was created by key figure in Tempera Revival

07 April 2025

One of the highest prices for a figurative work by Maxwell Ashby Armfield (1881-1972) came at an early spring sale at Plymouth Auction Rooms (20% buyer’s premium).

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