Latest News Articles by Alex Capon
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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.
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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.
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A market on the move
04 October 2021Post-war and Contemporary art is increasingly boosting revenue at regional salerooms
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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‘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.
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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).
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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.
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Art Market: Hardie and a Hockney triumph
13 September 2021Drawing of renowned Scottish dealer by the artist reflected strong bond between the two
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Sale of Oliver Hoare print collection shows market in rude health
30 August 2021Group acquired by influential dealer Oliver Hoare brings solid demand
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Stubbs print stands up to sale scrutiny
30 August 2021The top-priced picture of the Dominic Winter sale on July 23 came for a print from a separate source to the Oliver Hoare prints.