Oil, Acrylic paintings & Mixed Media

Paintings are usually referred to in terms of the medium used. Oils on canvas or board remain the most commonly seen works on the market but many modern artists have favoured acrylics or combinations of different paints.


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London sale suggests works by US painter Horton are on the rise

07 April 2025

Swiss Alpine scene takes top spot in a family consignment as UK sale reveals considerable demand

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Heads up for overseas bidders active at Oxford auction

31 March 2025

Two very different works offered in Oxford now have new owners from Australia and continental Europe

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Florentine panel could be work of di Cione family

31 March 2025

Decisively claiming top-lot status in the January 12 sale at Clarke Auction Gallery (28% buyer’s premium) was a Florentine School gold ground and tempera panel that hammered for $230,000 (£177,380).

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Mona Lisa 'taken as tourist souvenir'

24 March 2025

One of the factors that made the Mona Lisa probably the most-visited work of art in the world was that the painting was stolen from the Louvre in 1911.

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Pulling your leg? No, it really is a portrait with no body

24 March 2025

A curious unsigned oil on linen soared past its $800- 1200 guide to achieve $7000 (£5400) at Thomaston Place Auction Galleries (25% buyer’s premium) in Maine.

The Lustre Bowl by Sir William Nicholson

William Nicholson still life sells for five times estimate at Christie’s

21 March 2025

Christie’s latest evening sale of Modern British and Irish Art raised a total of £11.3m including premium with all bar one of the 24 lots selling on the night.

John Constable sketch

John Constable sketch sells for £320,000 at Tennants

18 March 2025

A previously unrecorded John Constable (1776-1837) sketch attracted strong bidding at North Yorkshire saleroom Tennants this weekend.

Matevž Langus portrait

A real jewel: Portrait by Slovenian artist bid to 13 times estimate with buyer also purchasing sitter's necklace

11 March 2025

The artist Matevž Langus (1792-1855) is not a familiar name in UK salerooms. However, in his native Slovenia he remains well known as a portraitist and fresco painter.

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Flower pictures by Garden of England artists bloom in Kent saleroom

10 March 2025

Focus on two flower paintings created in Kent by different artists but offered at the same local saleroom

Marjorie Lilly painting

London gallery launches series of decade-by-decade exhibitions of 20th century British art

06 March 2025

The first decade of the 20th century heralded many changes, culturally and artistically. Dealer Liss Llewellyn has a focus on the art produced during that era

La Belle Mere by John Lavery

Lavery portrait of his wife and daughter makes six-figure sum in Essex

04 March 2025

An intimate work by Irish artist Sir John Lavery (1856-1941) has sold for £360,000 at Sworders.

A Rest After Battle

Soviet school propaganda pictures hammer down at Wotton Auction Rooms

28 February 2025

Four monumentally sized paintings from the Soviet school emerged at auction in Gloucestershire.

Cedric Morris painting

Cedric Morris flower painting blooms at Cambridge auction

27 February 2025

A ‘never-before-seen’ painting by Sir Cedric Lockwood Morris (1889-1982) drew prolonged competition at Cheffins’ latest sale in Cambridge.

Alexander Nasmyth portrait

Former BBC Antiques Roadshow expert’s collection heads to auction

27 February 2025

A collection of works owned by the late BBC Antiques Roadshow expert and former director at Christie’s, Hugo Morley-Fletcher (1940-2022), has been consigned to Roseberys.

Abel Grimmer painting

Rediscovered Old Master painting heads to Salisbury auction

26 February 2025

A Flemish Old Master lost to scholars for almost a century has emerged from a private source at Woolley & Wallis.

The Annunciation by Johann Friedrich Overbeck

Rediscovered early Nazarene painting comes to Paris auction

21 February 2025

Paris auction house Tajan is to sell a previously lost and unpublished work by Johann Friedrich Overbeck (1789-1869).

Cedric Morris painting

Fresh shoots: ‘Never-before-seen’ Cedric Morris painting to appear at Cheffins

11 February 2025

A market fresh picture by the artist-plantsman Sir Cedric Lockwood Morris (1889-1982) has emerged at auction in Cambridge.

Jan Weenix painting

Dutch Old Master brings overseas bidding and triples estimate in Gloucestershire

30 January 2025

International interest came to Bourton-On-The-Water in Gloucestershire this month when a Dutch Old Master emerged from a family collection at Tayler & Fletcher (23.5% buyer’s premium).

Thomas Bardwell's view of Adlington

Thomas Bardwell views of Cheshire estate sell for £150,000 at Dreweatts

23 January 2025

A striking example of English country house portraiture, commissioned to record architectural changes to a Cheshire family seat in the mid 18th century, has sold for £150,000 (plus premium).

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Architectural drawings treasure trove helps to build art market optimism

13 January 2025

End of year highlights included specialist collection amassed by couple who were both renowned experts

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