Latest News Articles by Alex Capon
Jewish portrait bought by Jerusalem bidder
11 October 2021Portraits of rabbis and Jewish subjects are a prominent feature in the oeuvre of Austrian artist Alois Heinrich Priechenfried (1867-1933).
Sotheby’s adjusts sale categories in time for upcoming New York auction series
08 October 2021Sotheby’s has tweaked its sale categories for its flagship 20th and 21st century art auctions and will apply the changes at its upcoming New York series in November.
Pick of the week: Small Old Master packs a Canaletto price punch
04 October 2021A Venetian painting attributed to the great Canaletto (1697-1798) was offered at Gorringe’s (23% buyer’s premium) latest auction, selling for £300,000.
Bernard Kay group tests state of the market
04 October 2021The English painter and engraver Bernard Kay (1927-2021) became an established name in the 1950s-60s British art scene but he has never had much of an auction presence.
A market on the move
04 October 2021Post-war and Contemporary art is increasingly boosting revenue at regional salerooms
Still-life sets a record for Aldridge
04 October 2021An auction record for John Aldridge (1905-83) was set at Lacy Scott & Knight (22.5% buyer’s premium) when a crisply painted still-life drew the attention of six phone bidders.
Tiepolo drawing emerges from safe at Sitwell family home ahead of Dreweatts' auction
27 September 2021A drawing from Giovanni Battista Tiepolo’s (1696-1770) Punchinello series is among the highlights of the contents of Weston Hall in Northamptonshire.
Knight time in the Malvern Hills
27 September 2021Modern British artist Laura Knight’s lesser-known landscape works still form a significant body of work
Mathematician’s descendant adds up to a new highest sum in the saleroom
27 September 2021A small flurry of recent good prices for Australian artist Herbert Ivan Babbage (1875-1916) continued at David Lay (18% buyer’s premium) in Penzance, Cornwall.
Cows come home at last thanks to an auction alert
27 September 2021It was a case of the cows coming home after 30 years for one buyer at a recent auction.
‘Monuments Man’ Croft-Murray’s expert eye highlighted at Woolley & Wallis
20 September 2021Works from the collection of Edward Croft-Murray (1907-80), former keeper of prints and drawings at the British Museum, provided plenty of sale highlights.
Sotheby’s to auction works from late art dealer Richard Feigen’s collection
17 September 2021Sotheby’s is staging a dedicated sale of 55 works from the collection of the late New York art dealer Richard L Feigen (1930-2021).
Happy returns to Bond Street for a £4m-6m shredded Banksy
13 September 2021Billed as “an audacious piece of performance art” by Sotheby’s, although viewed by others as a publicity stunt, the half-shredded Banksy painting Love is in the Bin is returning to auction with its estimate bumped up.
Art Market: Hardie and a Hockney triumph
13 September 2021Drawing of renowned Scottish dealer by the artist reflected strong bond between the two
Roger Fry stirs up Bloomsbury passions
13 September 2021Works by Bloomsbury artists once again caused a stir at a recent Modern British art sale at Bonhams (27.5/25/20/14.5%) in London.
Banksy’s shredded canvas ‘Love is in the Bin’ returns to Sotheby’s
09 September 2021Billed as “an audacious piece of performance art” by Sotheby’s, although viewed by others as a publicity stunt, the half-shredded Banksy painting ‘Love is in the Bin’ is returning to auction with its estimate bumped up.
Rare example of an 'enconchado' painting makes 30-times estimate at Surrey auction
06 September 2021An intriguing variation on an Old Master sparked a strong competition at Parker Fine Art (25% buyer’s premium) earlier this summer.
The restoration motivation: Rising interest in works that appeal despite condition issues
06 September 2021Although condition remains a pivotal factor in the Old Master market, a number of lots sold recently in the UK regions suggest increasing interest for works that represent a promising restoration project.
Bidders show a longing for Ardizzone at Somerset sale
06 September 2021A group of works by painter, printmaker and war artist Edward Ardizzone (1900-79) was offered at Lawrences’ latest picture sale in Crewkerne, with eight lots coming from the artist’s family.
Auctioneer turned dealer consigns major collection of Company School pictures to Sotheby’s
02 September 2021Billed as the first dedicated auction of its kind, Sotheby’s is offering a major group of Company School paintings from the collection of American collector and art dealer Carlton C. Rochell, Jr in London on October 27.