Prints

While the Cheffins auction featured the original drawing for the Duke of Wellington’s funeral carriage (see main Art Market story in this edition), the funeral of another British hero of the Napoleonic wars was in the spotlight in a London sale.

Ahead of a new exhibition at a London gallery, Alex Capon takes a closer look at the renowned Romantic artist’s later work and the market that now exists via auction houses and dealerships

It is now 10 years since we started Forum Auctions.

The quest for Turner prints is a constant in the career of British art dealer Hilary Gerrish, who started trading in 1971.

Roseberys’ Prints & Multiples auction on April 16 includes 56 lots from the collection of avant-garde artist Agathe Sorel (1935-2020) and her husband Gabor Sitkey, also a painter and textile designer.

Original works and prints by the likes of Bob Dylan and Ronnie Wood are increasingly sought after

The 1931 etching, drypoint, and aquatint titled Two Beauties by French artist Louis Icart (1888-1950) features subjects he knew and loved.

With the recent retirement of Allard Schierenberg and Jeanne van Bruggen, the remaining stock of Dutch dealership Antiquariaat Junk will be sold at auction.

Inaugural Forum standalone auction achieves impressive results in south London

Along with August, January is traditionally the quietest month in terms of regional auctions.

Demand for Japanese works was first hit by the so-called ‘Lost Decade’ that followed the collapse of the Japanese economy in 1991. However, changes in fashion, taste and legislation have also impacted prices.

Poignant paintings make highest auction sum for the artist outside London

A group of works by George Richmond (1809-96) offered at auction at the end of last year showed plenty of life remains in the market for the London-born painter.

Print specialist who relocated to Chichester now opens a gallery in the ‘growing creative community’

Karl & Faber’s (27% buyer’s premium) latest auction of Old Master prints in Munich was its most successful sale of this type for many decades, achieving several new German records.

Prints offer an ideal entry point for collectors as top-quality works are attainable at modest prices.

Two views of Chelsea Old Church by Walter Greaves (1846-1930) emerged at different salerooms in recent months.