Fine Art

Ten art and antiques dealers have loaned art and objects to this year’s WOW!house in Chelsea.

Works from the heirs of the Dutch coal magnate and business tycoon Daniël George Van Beuningen (1877-1955) are being offered at Christie’s in London this summer.

A portrait of the late John Prescott (1938-2024) emerged at Hawley’s in Beverley, East Yorkshire and was spotted by the former deputy prime minister's son just in time to bid.

The artist Mortimer Menpes (1855-1938) produced a varied range of work over his career but a group of 15 works offered at Olympia Auctions this month has a particular focus on his views from his wide travels.

A painting by Henry Singleton (1766-1839) depicting the surrender of Tipu Sultan’s two sons to Major General David Baird (1757-1829) made five times its estimate at Bonhams.

When it came to works drawing good competition at the latest series of Old Master auction in New York at the end of May, three works in particular caught the eye at Christie’s.

A 1930s linocut by British-Canadian artist Sybil Andrews has been recovered after being stolen more than 30 years ago.

An important cubist painting by Mainie Jellett (1897-1944) set a major auction record for the Irish artist at Whyte’s this week.

A painting by Spanish artist Jusepe de Ribera (1591-1652) which emerged from a shed in rural Sweden drew competition at an auction in Stockholm.

Karl Stengel's debut solo UK show marks 100 years since the artist's birth

It was billed as the ‘first ever $100m collection of Old Masters to come to auction’ but the auction of the Saunders collection at Sotheby’s New York last night came in significantly below expectations.

The Society of London Art Dealers (SLAD) has urged dealers to work together in the face of rising costs.

A Roman marble thought by its vendors to be a garden statue turned heads at Toovey’s where it sold earlier this month.

A string of works by East Anglian artists, each with their own well-established market, drew notable attention at the latest specialist sale held by Reeman Dansie (25% buyer’s premium).

Christie’s has announced a major highlight for its Old Masters evening sale in London on July 1.