Fine Art

Fraser Short is gallery manager at Old Masters specialist Rafael Valls, one of the regular returning dealers at this year’s TEFAF Maastricht.

Hefty estimates and guarantees suggest a fierce competition in the market when seeking consignments

Angelica Kauffman (1741-1807) was one of the most recognised artists of her day with her reputation spreading across Italy, France, Poland and Russia.

A strong contest for a Dutch naval scene was generated at Dorset saleroom thanks in part to the picture bearing the signature 'A. Storck'.

The fact that Christie’s held a full series of Old Masters auctions in New York at the start of 2023 not only boosted the overall total for the January series but also added to the amount of activity in this sector generally at this key time.

A tiny head study of a lady and her son by William Hogarth (1697-1764) is among the lots on offer at Cheffins’ fine art sale in Cambridge on March 22-23.

Dreweatts’ sale of Old Master, British and European art on March 2 includes a pair of portraits by Flemish artist Nicholas Joseph Delin (1741-1803).

A rare vista showing London before the Great Fire of 1666 is on offer at Woolley & Wallis’ sale of Old Masters, British & European Paintings on March 8.

A rediscovered work by ‘Uruguay’s most important painter’ Juan Manuel Blanes (1830- 1901) has sold for a record £1.15m in West Sussex.

A remarkable 16th century oil painting on marble that previously sold at Sotheby’s has been acquired by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

Regarding Christopher Selkirk’s letter in ATG No 2580 enquiring about a painting by GH Warr, I have no idea who the sitter is but readers might be interested in new information on the artist.

Two Henry Lamb (1883-1960) landscapes, unseen in public since the early 1960s, attracted a flurry of bids

Early stereoscopic images featured in the collection of a dealer curious about how technology transformed life in Victorian times

Artists who both painted Rome city and surrounding views stand out in a country house sale

A couple of late 19th or early 20th century works on paper by northern European artists caught the eyes of bidders recently, flying over lowly estimates

The colourful and dynamic 1988 canvas 'Hydaspes' by Gillian Ayres (1930-2018) or the geometric order and symmetry of Alfred Jensen’s (1903-81) work from 1966, 'Doric Order' – which do you prefer?

Cardiff gallery holds Morland Lewis exhibition over 80 years since his last known dedicated display