Fine Art

Small group of wartime lithographs that surfaced in a Scotttish saleroom provided a market test

The printmaker Paul Peter Piech (1920-96) was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Ukrainian immigrants.

A joint artwork by LS Lowry and lifelong friend Rev Geoffrey Bennett is among the 1750 lots offered in Mitchells’ three-day Antiques & Fine Art Sale from September 11-13.

Two works representing different ends of the David Hockney (b.1937) prints market came up at Chiswick Auctions’ (26% buyer’s premium) latest sale of Modern & Contemporary Prints and Multiples.

After a lively sell-out exhibition at London’s Maas Gallery, Winsor Birch is about to unveil the second part of Cosmos of Dreams: Rediscovering the Locked Up Genius of Henry Orlik.

Two religious works were among an intriguing archive of items relating to a famed Falmouth packet ship commander and family that impressed at Lay’s (21% buyer’s premium) auction in Lanner, Cornwall, on August 8.

This summer Liss Llewellyn is hosting an intriguing online show called 'Long Live Great Bardfield'.

This year, Munich auction house Ketterer (32/27/22% buyer’s premium) is marking its 70th anniversary and the evening sale provided plenty of opportunities for celebration.

Viennese auction house Tiberius (27% buyer’s premium) recently sold the inventory of Laudon Castle, a privately owned, moated baroque residence on the outskirts of the Austrian capital.

Four fresh-to-market works by the Edwardian enfant terrible artist come for sale in Exeter

Made with oil and sand, this work by Italian artist Domenico Gnoli (1933-70) was taken to a multi-estimate £42,000 via a phone bid at Mallams (25% buyer’s premium).

Appearing at a time of increased market interest in pioneering female artists, a portrait by Elizabeth Cameron Mawson (1849-1939) set a significant new artist’s record at Newcastle saleroom Anderson & Garland (25% buyer’s premium).

Instantly recognisable and with a perfect provenance, a painting by Salvador Dalí (1904-89) more than lived up to its expectations at a sale held by Artcurial Beurret Bailly Widmer (22% buyer’s premium).