Latest News Articles by Alex Capon
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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.
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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.
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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.
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William Roberts work rings tubular bells
03 January 2022Trademark colourful picture features people depicted with a distinctive style of limbs.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Tantalising sketch gives glimpse ‘of a young Francis Bacon’
20 December 2021Shepeard collection includes a drawing thought to be an unrecorded portrait of the artist
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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.
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Bratbys on offer bought direct from the artist
20 December 2021Two works by ‘kitchen sink’ realist John Bratby (1928-92) were offered in the latest picture sale at Olympia Auctions (25% buyer’s premium).
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Art rarity: the trade outbids private buyers
20 December 2021A sight increasingly uncommon at auction – the trade outbidding private buyers on key lots of Modern art – occurred a number of times at Sworders’ (25% buyer’s premium) latest sale in this category.
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Company School Indian art comes of age
13 December 2021New York dealer chooses ideal time to disperse a select group of works at dedicated auction.
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Down Under watercolour prices go way up
13 December 2021Lyon & Turnbull’s (25/20% buyer’s premium) auction to disperse the contents of Lowood House may well be best remembered for the early 16th century maiolica dish which fetched a mighty £1.04m – reported on the front page of ATG No 2513.
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Signed by artist or patron?
13 December 2021Among a number of Indian miniatures causing a stir at London sales this autumn was a painting of a camel and its rider.
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Getty Museum buys an ‘Elgin marble’ – but not a Greek one
09 December 2021The J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angles has acquired an early first-century marble bust of the Roman general Germanicus, the adopted son of the Emperor Tiberius and father of Caligula.
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Major jewellery theft from Partridge saleroom
06 December 2021Police are appealing for information following a theft of more than 400 pieces of jewellery, coins and watches from Adam Partridge Auctioneers.
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Barns-Graham and her friends
06 December 2021Sale of works owned by the Scottish artist Wilhelmina Barns-Graham reflects strong connections with other St Ives artists.
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Jagger portrait captures wartime fortitude
06 December 2021Ever since the auction record for David Jagger (1891-1958) was more than doubled six years ago by the striking portrait The Conscientious Objector, works by the elusive artist have been a highly valuable proposition.
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Age and name unknown – the $120,000 lady
29 November 2021Portrait subject claimed as Elizabeth I will be subject to research after rediscovery in upstate New York
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Art Market: Taking the underground route
29 November 2021Paintings of caves including a view from a Channel Island in the spotlight at two salerooms