Latest News Articles by Anne Crane
Jill Newhouse Gallery at Master Drawings New York 2018
22 January 2018Jill Newhouse, a New York dealer with a gallery on East 81st Street, is a veteran of Master Drawings New York, having taken part for many years.
Impressionist, modern and contemporary art at BRAFA 2018
15 January 2018The picture dealer element of BRAFA is substantial, but increasingly these days the emphasis is on works from the 19th century onwards, be they Impressionist and modern or post-war and contemporary art.
BRAFA fronts up with 130 exhibitors and a high-profile guest
15 January 2018Brussels gears up for its major art and antiques fair this month with the latest edition of BRAFA.
Collaborations and cross-cultural displays at Winter Bruneaf
15 January 2018While BRAFA understandably dominates much of the cultural headlines during this period, it is not the only show in town.
Early works of art at BRAFA 2018
15 January 2018BRAFA has long been a fair with a speciality in early (medieval and Renaissance) works of art, which is something that dates back to the years when it was a Belgian National fair in the city centre. It thus serves a venerable collecting tradition drawing in buyers from the local area and further afield.
Tribal Art at BRAFA 2018
15 January 2018Tribal art has long been a Belgian speciality due to the country’s colonial history in Africa. So it is not surprising to see this area well represented at BRAFA, with around a dozen participants in this field hailing from Paris, Brussels and as far away as Montreal.
Antiquities at BRAFA 2018
15 January 2018Antiquities is one of BRAFA’s strong suits in terms of exhibitor volume. Around 10 specialists in this field are standing, plus a number of others that mix antiquities with, for example, Asian art.
Curiosities at BRAFA 2018
15 January 2018Some of the works on offer at BRAFA are simply too quirky to fit into any time-honoured collecting category, but they are often responsible for creating an eyecatching draw to a particular stand.
Elegant English furniture leads offering at auction of New York interior decorator’s collection
12 January 2018English Furniture, works of art and ceramics from two patrons of the arts are to go under the hammer at Doyle in New York next week.
New York's Winter Antiques Show – join up for the 64th call to the Armory
08 January 2018Venerable event has broadened out from Americana to offer an extensive range of items
Winter Antiques Show 2018 exhibitors – Carolle Thibaut-Pomerantz and Galerie Anne-Sophie Duval
08 January 2018Carolle Thibaut-Pomerantz, the New York/Paris-based specialist in vintage and antique wallpapers, returns to the Winter Antiques Show this year in collaboration with another Paris dealership.
Winter Antiques Show 2018 exhibitor – Carol and Stephen Huber
08 January 2018Carol and Stephen Huber from Connecticut deal in antique embroideries and are stalwarts of the Winter Antiques Show, having exhibited there for 25 years.
Winter Antiques Show 2018 exhibitor – Jason Jacques Gallery
08 January 2018Jason Jacques’ eponymous Manhattan gallery specialises in art pottery, especially works from the 19th century and Art Nouveau period and work by modern studio potters. It is exhibiting for the first time this year at the 'Winter Antiques Show' in New York.
Winter Antiques Show 2018 exhibitor – Peter Finer
08 January 2018Peter Finer and his two sons Roland and Redmond specialise in antique arms and armour from the Bronze Age to the 19th century and they have been crossing the Atlantic to exhibit at the Winter Antiques Show for over 30 years. Here, they explain why.
Unique Märklin battleship brings international competition to specialist toy auction
05 January 2018The early tinplate boats produced by the German firm of Märklin are among the most sought-after items on the wish-list of vintage toy collectors.
Chinese artist Sanyu tops Paris auction at €6.9m
04 January 2018The latest sale of Asian paintings held by Aguttes in Paris was led by a c.1930 work by the Chinese artist Sanyu (1901-66).
Oceanic landmarks passed in Paris auctions
02 January 2018Paris’ status as a centre of the tribal art market was underscored this season with a brace of high prices in the field of Oceanic art.
Try a taste of further Big Apple fairs in January
01 January 2018In addition to the 'Winter Antiques Show', another long-standing event on the January fairs scene in the Big Apple is the 'New York Ceramics & Glass Fair', which celebrates its 19th staging this year.
Auction record set for Artemesia Gentileschi as painting of St Catherine of Alexandria sells in Paris auction
22 December 2017A 17th century Old Master by Artemesia Gentileschi (1593-1652) depicting St Catherine of Alexandria has set a new auction record for the artist in Paris.
Mammoth skeleton bid to €430,000 at auction in France
22 December 2017A rare complete mammoth skeleton from Siberia dating from the late Pleistocene era sold for a hammer price of €430,000 (£380,530) in a sale held by Aguttes in Lyons.