Latest News Articles by Alex Capon
Demand remains high for Mod Brit female artists
05 June 2023Two works bringing demand at different auctions recently showed the market’s continued appetite for works by Modern British female artists.
One of Fell’s final works comes to auction
05 June 2023A drawing by Sheila Fell (1931-79) offered in Cockermouth showed how strong demand can emerge even for a simple sketch.
Take a detailed look at Duncan Grant
05 June 2023Recent results for the Bloomsbury Group artist show how his prolific output creates a wide price range
Faun fleshes out the Philpot story
05 June 2023A couple of works by leading names in the Modern British art market helped Dreweatts (26/25/20/12.5% buyer’s premium) post a total of over £1m (including premium) at its early spring Modern and Contemporary Art auction.
Chequers view was painted for the Iron Lady
05 June 2023On Saturday 17 April, 1982, the artist Jonathan Warrender (b.1954) found himself in the back of a Bentley whirling through country lanes towards Chequers.
Collection of a champion of Keith Vaughan's work now comes to auction
05 June 2023Works by Keith Vaughan (1912-77) from the collection of the man who played a crucial role in preserving and promoting his legacy come for sale.
Nelson portrait in ‘warts and all’ fashion generates an extraordinary bidding battle
29 May 2023Despite being a copy by a little-known Norfolk painter, ‘authentic’ portrait makes remarkable price
Naval artist and shipbuilder go into battle together
29 May 2023Bonhams’ (27.5/26/20/14.5% buyer’s premium) latest Marine sale was led by an elegant depiction of a famous naval battle between British and French ships that took place towards the end of the American War of Independence.
Back down to reality for Modern and Contemporary art sales
22 May 2023Judging by the overall totals, the latest Modern and Contemporary art auctions at Sotheby’s, Christie’s and Phillips in New York were something of a bump back to reality after the last two sales series posted the highest grossing totals on record.
Debut sale boosted by Egyptian art collection
22 May 2023A group of 25 works by Egyptian artists drew notable interest at the inaugural sale of Modern & Contemporary African and Middle Eastern art at Olympia Auctions.
Post-war & Contemporary art: Rich pickings down south London
22 May 2023High-value Post-war and Contemporary art is increasingly on offer beyond Mayfair and the centre of the capital
Certainly worth a handshake at £23,000
22 May 2023The artist Júlio Pomar (1926- 2018) is considered one of the most important modern Portuguese painters.
Indian works making good progress
22 May 2023Two separately consigned Modern Indian paintings were among the notable performers at Chiswick Auctions (25% buyer’s premium) in the early spring, one fetching an expected price but the other making a sum that was more of a surprise.
Olympia picture sales at the double
22 May 2023French artist Nancy Delouis (b.1941) was born into an artistic family.
Ben Nicholson's sense of purity helps generate demand
22 May 2023This untitled work from c.1945 by Ben Nicholson (1894-1982) comprises a mahogany relief applied with oil paint. It was offered at Mallams (25% buyer’s premium) of Oxford on May 17-18 as part of its Modern Art & Design sale.
Auction record for any book as Hebrew bible takes $38.1m at Sotheby’s
18 May 2023Setting an auction record for any book, manuscript or item of Judaica, a work billed as the ‘earliest and most complete Hebrew bible’ in existence sold for $33.5m (£26.6m) at Sotheby’s New York.
Japanese collector wins battle for Klimt’s lakeside view
17 May 2023A view of Austria’s Lake Attersee by Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) led Sotheby’s latest sale of Modern art in New York.
Alma-Tadema’s friends put on a panel show at his house
15 May 2023Six of the 45 distinctive designs from the artist’s spectacular London villa emerge at auction
Christie’s raises buyer’s premium... then sets a Rousseau record
15 May 2023Christie’s first major auction series since raising its buyer’s premium last month kicked off in New York offering Impressionist and Modern art.
Symons supporters make a bugle call
15 May 2023William Christian Symons (1845-1911) had a varied career, working as a designer for Royal Doulton but also in a wide range of roles.