Latest News Articles by Frances Allitt
Year starts with a Modern British bang according to London gallery
19 April 2024Portland Gallery’s regular look at 20th century art includes its own actions and observations on the wider market
Pop up vintage shop disguised as supermarket comes to Soho
18 April 2024Online retailer Merchant & Found spent five years planning a new 'pop up' shop called The Vintage Supermarket.
Pippin work pops in to the 62nd Philadelphia Show
15 April 2024Horace Pippin (1888-1946), a self-taught black US artist known for images of the First World War, biblical scenes and images of racial segregation, features at 'The Philadelphia Show' this year where his 1944 still-life 'The Love Note' is offered by M Hanks Gallery for $250,000.
Augustus John: genius wasted or fulfilled?
15 April 2024The jury is still out on the Welsh artist, the main subject of a new London exhibition
Eye on an object: French sculptor's terracotta model
15 April 2024Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
Fairs boss buys into brand recognition
15 April 2024John Andrews, director of Classic Antique Fairs, has bought two domain names related to the old event Art & Antiques for Everyone.
Hoppen takes a fresh view of Japan
15 April 2024'Okashi', the Japanese term for anything strange, unusual or deliberately humorous, defines the array of pieces on display at Michael Hoppen’s first exhibition held in its new premises in Holland Park, west London.
Five questions with Bob Aibel of Moderne
15 April 2024Bob Aibel is founder of Moderne, one of the exhibitors at the Philadelphia Show
Tribal fair unveils its online version
15 April 2024An early 20th century carving by Lagos pastor and artist Thomas Ona of a district commissioner is among the works available at this month’s Tribal Art Fair online.
Classic Antique Fairs buys Art and Antiques for Everyone web domains
12 April 2024Growing fair brand seeks to preserve reputation of NEC fair
Dealer news in brief including dates for the Northern Antiques Fair
11 April 2024Our roundup of dealer news includes a new home for Ceramic Art London
De Chirico picture included in TEFAF New York highlights on the 100th anniversary of Surrealism
11 April 2024Despite a strained relationship with Surrealism, the artist had a profound effect on the movement.
Large collection of John Ruskin drawings and watercolours offered at London dealership
10 April 2024The 45-piece collection includes several with an intriguing provenance
Winter Olympia fair takes action to avoid an identity crisis
08 April 2024The Winter Art & Antiques Fair Olympiais set to return from November 4-10 with certain changes to its presentation.
Strong sales among uncertainty in Maastricht
08 April 2024TEFAF Maastricht achieves many stand-out results but the reduced run time receives a mixed response
Celebrated John C Taylor collection shown online
08 April 2024The digital museum Clocktime opened last month with an event at the Royal Academy of Engineering, London.
Eye on an object: Equestrian painting by Claude Grosperrin
08 April 2024Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
Five questions: Mike Sparks of The Light House
08 April 2024Mike Sparks of The Light House sells and restores period and antique lighting
Schendel powers into London venue
08 April 2024An untitled ink on rice paper work by Brazilian artist Mira Schendel (1919-88) is among the works starring at the exhibition 'Live With It', staged at Battersea Power Station, where it is offered for $18,000.
Booksellers team up at New York fair to sell major collection chronicling the first Europeans in America
05 April 2024Four dealers are behind the sale of the R David Parsons collection at the New York book fair