Oil, Acrylic paintings & Mixed Media

Four ‘London school’ paintings from the collection of Tottenham Hotspur's former owner Joe Lewis were among the headline lots at Sotheby’s latest Modern & Contemporary art evening sale in London.

A large group of works by George Sherwood Hunter (1846-1919) that had remained in the artist’s family for over a century were dispersed at two sales conducted by Anderson & Garland (25% buyer’s premium) over the last six months.

When it comes to Terence Cuneo (1907-1996), it’s all about the trains right? Well… not quite.

Auction house Sworders is selling a second tranche of artworks consigned by Kent County Council.

A portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-92) of Lavinia Bingham (1762-1831), Countess Spencer, will be offered at an auction in Monaco next month.

Two pictures by Elsie Gledstanes (1891-1982) that were found untouched in an attic after 40 years drew notable competition at an auction in Hampshire this month.

Thanks to their artistic bent, the London-born brothers Walter Greaves (1846-1930) and Henry Greaves (1844-1904) are now two of the city’s most famous ever boatsmen.

A 17th century panel stolen from a church in Hertfordshire has been discovered and returned after being missing for 30 years.

Following the last-minute withdrawal of arguably Sotheby’s headline lot of the latest round of Old Master sales in New York, it has been announced that the rare double-sided panel by Antonello da Messina (c.1430-79) has been acquired by the Italian Ministry of Culture.

When it comes to the market for two of the biggest names in British portraiture, Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792) and Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830), the range of prices fetched by works attributed to these two greats is really quite remarkable.

Today, when it comes to any major news story, ‘live’ or on-the spot images of an event get published pretty much immediately. But that wasn’t always the case.