Latest News Articles by Alex Capon
Holbein’s Henry in a hat covered afresh
30 May 2022Arguably the most famous portraits of an English king are Hans Holbein the Younger’s (c.1497-1543) depictions of Henry VIII.
Her Majesty has a moment of reflection
30 May 2022Perhaps the most famous 21st century image of Queen Elizabeth II is the photographic portrait taken by Canadian artist Chris Levine (b.1960) showing the monarch with her eyes closed.
First Freda then Thelma and Wallis for Edward VIII
30 May 2022“It is quite pathetic to see the Prince and Freda. His love is so obvious and undisguisable.”
Sotheby’s to offer major English collection this summer
25 May 2022An important English collection of Impressionist pictures, silver and furniture will be auctioned across eight different sales at Sotheby’s this summer.
Michelangelo discovery brings €20m at Christie’s in Paris
23 May 2022One of only a small number of drawings by Michelangelo still remaining in private hands sold for €20m (£16.9m) at Christie’s Paris last week.
Art market: Bingham collection ends on a high note
23 May 2022London dealer in historic instruments also amassed paintings on a musical theme
New York sales underline market strength
23 May 2022Underlining the recovery of the post-covid art market, at the very top-end at least, the latest series of 20th and 21st century auctions in New York posted a record total for a flagship auction fortnight.
Officer portrayed by little-known artist plays his part
23 May 2022Among recent sales with a lyrical element was Mallams’ (25% buyer’s premium) Art & Music auction on April 6 in Oxford.
Warhol and Degas auction records fall in US
16 May 2022Christie’s flagship sales of Modern and Contemporary art in New York produced a running total of $1.25bn (£1.02m) including premium from four evening auctions last week.
Vienna sale sets third-highest Titian price
16 May 2022A late version of the Penitent Magdalen by Titian (c.1485- 1576) that surfaced at Austrian saleroom Dorotheum has sold for €4.1m (£3.5m).
Noel Gallagher's guitar and a Louis XVI style commode are among five lots to watch
16 May 2022With estimates from £150-500,000, here are five previews of items coming up this week.
Rembrandt prints: State of the art makes the biggest impression
16 May 2022Negotiating the sometimes complex world of prints by the 17th century Dutch Master
Andy Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe makes second highest auction price of all time
10 May 2022One of five different coloured versions of Andy Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe silkscreen from 1964 fetched the second highest auction price of all time when it sold at Christie’s New York last night.
Dunkirk 1918 scene sets Ernest Procter record
09 May 2022Setting a record price for the Newlyn artist Ernest Procter (1886-1935), a previously lost First World War scene generated strong competition at Lyon & Turnbull’s latest Modern Made auction.
European art – Make a continental connection
09 May 2022Focus on 19th century works by continental European artists sold recently
Nino’s dawn rises to take a decent price in Oxford
09 May 2022Among the works by 19th century Italian artists generating interest at recent UK auctions was a landscape by Giovanni ‘Nino’ Costa (1826-1903).
Pór result, healthy sum
09 May 2022A woodland scene by Hungarian painter Bertalan Pór (1880-1964) caught the eye of a number of bidders at a Cotswolds saleroom.
Market-fresh Tusquets masterpiece emerges
09 May 2022A Spanish picture that had been in the same family for at least the past 120 years was among the works bringing demand at Bonhams’ (27.5/25/20/14.5% buyer’s premium) latest sale of 19th Century and British Impressionist Art.
Record for sporting memorabilia as Diego Maradona’s 1986 World Cup shirt sells for £6m at Sotheby’s
05 May 2022Diego Maradona’s 1986 World Cup shirt worn in the quarter final against England set a record for any piece of sporting memorabilia when it took £6m at Sotheby’s.
How bazaar – Roberts Cairo scene
02 May 2022Street view by British artist offered in Orientalist sale sells at four times estimate