Latest News Articles by Alex Capon
Williams watercolours on offer in west London
09 September 2024It isn’t often these days that a large and connoisseurial collection of British watercolours comes to the market.
Works from collection of watercolours expert Iolo Williams offered at Olympia Auctions
03 September 2024It isn’t often these days that a large and connoisseurial collection of British watercolours comes to the market.
Whistler’s first portrait commission comes to Bonhams
02 September 2024Bonhams is offering James McNeill Whistler’s (1834-1903) first portrait commission, a painting of Lucas Alexander Ionides, at its 19th Century Art auction next month.
Sir Kyffin back in peak condition
02 September 2024First sale held at new venue achieves renowned Welsh artist’s highest price at auction for two years
Laura Knight’s depiction of gypsy farm workers picked up for £55,000
02 September 2024A painting by Dame Laura Knight (1877-1970) depicting hop pickers more than doubled estimate when it appeared at Gloucestershire saleroom Kinghams (25% buyer’s premium) .
Christie’s to sell Cranach portrait after US museum and Jewish heirs make agreement over restitution
30 August 2024A portrait by Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553) and his workshop which has been in an American museum since the 1960s will be offered at Christie’s New York in January following an agreement between the institution and the heirs of a Jewish collector.
Why two coastline views made contrasting prices at Canterbury auction
28 August 2024Two views of the same stretch of Cornish coastline by Arthur Hughes (1832-1915) both attracted interest but made contrasting sums at a recent sale at Canterbury Auction Galleries (25% buyer’s premium).
Constable gravel pits oil sketch unearthed
27 August 2024A previously unpublished oil sketch by John Constable (1776-1837) depicting Hampstead Heath is coming up for auction next month at Woolley & Wallis.
Take a dive into the prints world of sought-after artist Ravilious
27 August 2024Small group of wartime lithographs that surfaced in a Scotttish saleroom provided a market test
Piech’s Welsh national anthem print is the pick of his work
27 August 2024The printmaker Paul Peter Piech (1920-96) was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Ukrainian immigrants.
Hockney prints at five and four figures
27 August 2024Two 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.
Ombersley Court library to be sold at Chorley’s
26 August 2024Gloucestershire saleroom Chorley’s will offer works from the library from Ombersley Court in Worcestershire, seat of the Sandys family for 400 years, at auction next month.
Rediscovered John Constable painting of Hampstead emerges at Salisbury auction
21 August 2024A previously unpublished oil sketch by John Constable (1776-1837) depicting Hampstead Heath is coming up for auction next month at Woolley & Wallis.
Abu Dhabi fund buys into the Sotheby’s brand to ‘support the company’s growth’
19 August 2024Sotheby’s owner Patrick Drahi has sold a stake in the company to an Abu Dhabi-based sovereign wealth fund.
Christie’s brokers sale of Alma-Tadema from Isabel Goldsmith’s collection to The National Gallery
16 August 2024The National Gallery in London has acquired a major work by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836-1912) from the collection of Isabel Goldsmith.
Example of early AI art in demand at Chiswick Auctions
14 August 2024As with most other areas of life, it remains difficult to say at present whether artificial intelligence will end up having a transformational effect on the art market or not.
Bidders pick out a Laura Knight painting in Gloucestershire
13 August 2024A painting by Dame Laura Knight (1877-1970) depicting hop pickers more than doubled estimate when it appeared at Gloucestershire saleroom Kinghams (25% buyer’s premium) last month.
Cannon fire helps debut auction go with a bang
12 August 2024Auction house Rogers Jones said its debut at Gregynog Hall in Powys experienced a greater turn-out of room bidders than for any Welsh Sale since before Covid.
William Orpen portrait: The look of love
12 August 2024When Sir William Orpen (1878-1931) and Evelyn St George began their well-documented love affair in 1908, it became the subject of a certain amount of scandal in Edwardian England and beyond.
Michael Jackson’s artwork pulled from Las Vegas sale at last minute
12 August 2024A US auction house that was forced to halt the sale of a collection of drawings by King of Pop Michael Jackson (1958- 2009) at the last minute has said it fully intends to sell the works at a later date.