Latest News Articles by Alex Capon
Eastern European artists on the rise at UK auctions
21 February 2022Pictures by eastern European artists generating interest from national-minded buyers is an increasingly common sight at UK regional sales.
Artist’s ‘piercing’ portrait of young lover and future wife turns heads at Roseberys
17 February 2022One of the highest prices for a work on paper by Gerald Leslie Brockhurst was set at South London saleroom Roseberys when a portrait of the model Kathleen Woodward, later the artist’s second wife, drew strong demand.
Messum bangs drum for Newlyn school
14 February 2022A rare opportunity to gauge the market for a major Newlyn School painting came at David Lay’s latest auction in Penzance when a lively and clamorous scene by Stanhope Forbes (1857-1947) was offered with a £120,000-180,000 estimate.
Rare Wright of Derby portrait reflects a tragic loss
14 February 2022Among a flurry of historical portraits coming to the regional market at the start of this year, arguably the most notable appeared at Oxfordshire saleroom JS Fine Art (20% buyer’s premium).
Roseberys takes bite out of Tooth collection
07 February 2022A collection of works from the descendants of the family that ran the eminent gallery Arthur Tooth & Sons will be offered at south London saleroom Roseberys this month.
Old Masters two for one deal
07 February 2022Intriguing lot offered paintings as central element and elaborate border section combined
Botticelli top at Sotheby’s for second year
31 January 2022The January series of Old Master auctions at Sotheby’s New York was led by a Sandro Botticelli (c.1445-1510) painting for the second year running.
Leggett market gets a leg up
31 January 2022Response to trio of works indicates fresh interest in female artists is a factor at all price levels
First of a series of Anna Airy works
31 January 2022A versatile painter in a variety of mediums, Anna Airy (1882- 1964) was considered by some to be among the most gifted artists of her day.
Dealer labels mark a sign of approval
24 January 2022Francis Towne watercolour was one of his many works to have gone through Agnews
Large George Bissill group provides mine of information
24 January 2022A significant collection of works by George Bissill (1896-1973), the Derbyshire miner who enjoyed some fleeting success as an artist in the 1920s-30s but who later died largely forgotten, emerged recently at Mallams (25% buyer’s premium) in Oxford.
Strachey self-portrait underlines often overlooked talent
17 January 2022Despite his famous name, the artist Henry Strachey (1863-1940) has never had much prominence at auction, with only around a dozen works having emerged.
17th century Dutch print of a beached whale emerges at Surrey auction
17 January 2022In 1602 the Dutch painter and printmaker Jan Saenredam made an engraving of a whale that had been washed ashore near the town of Beverwijk.
Ruskin’s Venice by Moonlight sparkles on Scarborough sale day
17 January 2022Grand Canal sketch has provenance to artist’s student who became a renowned collector
Knife birds bronze takes McCrum a cut above in the market
10 January 2022Modern British sculptures were the main attraction at Wotton Auction Rooms’ (18% buyer’s premium) recent sale at Stouts Hill Manor.
William Roberts work rings tubular bells
03 January 2022Trademark colourful picture features people depicted with a distinctive style of limbs.
Park's portrait of wife Peggy impresses
03 January 2022An artist’s painting of his wife turned heads at a recent David Lay (18% buyer’s premium) auction in Penzance, selling over 10 times above estimate.
Knight and Bomberg as war artists
03 January 2022In 1946 the artist Laura Knight (1877-1970) was commissioned by the War Artists’ Advisory Committee to create a painting of the Nuremberg Trials.
Five top paintings sold at auctions outside London this year
28 December 2021Despite the lockdowns, the last 12 months has been a busy time for the art market with plenty of activity witnessed around the country. Here we pick out five of the top picture results at auctions outside London in 2021.
Banksy prints bowl up at auction
20 December 2021Two Banksy prints donated to charity set high prices for their respective individual editions at a Bristol auction.