Fine Art

The only known painting of London by an 18th century Irish female artist came for sale in Salisbury earlier this month.

Top lot at The Magnusson Group (25/15/12% buyer’s premium) at Morristown, New Jersey on July 24, was a 1898 bronze by the Estonian sculptor Amandus Heinrich Adamson (1855-1929).

Modern British trailblazer’s works inspired by a Swiss glacier form centrepiece of event exhibition

Tyrolean view by the renowned 19th century Norwegian landscape painter emerges in Essex saleroom

The second session of the three-day sale at Thomaston Place Auction Galleries on August 23-25 was dominated by the seven-figure performance of a portrait in the manner of Rembrandt Van Rijn (1606-69).

Modern British Art Gallery has just launched an online exhibition that explores the legacy of Willem and Pauline Barbieri.

The children’s author Richard Scarry (1919-94) was at the peak of popularity when he published 'Nicky Goes to the Doctor' in 1972.

The 504-lot book sale at Potter & Potter (20% buyer’s premium) in Chicago on July 25 was topped by a four-volume set of one of the great records of the Gilded Age.

The top lot in the American Historical Ephemera and Photography Online sale at Freeman’s Hindman (27/21/15% buyer’s premium) in Chicago was an album published in 1886 to mark the death of President Ulysses S Grant.

First sale held at new venue achieves renowned Welsh artist’s highest price at auction for two years

The inaugural Aubreys (25% buyer’s premium) live auction was held in the grounds of Loseley Park in Guildford.