Latest News Articles by Frances Allitt
Piper and his pleasing decay
14 May 2018A 1940 painting of Valle Crucis Abbey is one of the key pictures in Bohun Gallery’s exhibition 'John Piper: A Very English Artist'.
Whitford creates a Caziel rhythm
14 May 2018Previously unseen paintings by Caziel (1906-88) go on show at Whitford Fine Art this week.
Party at the palace
14 May 2018The Cotswolds Art and Antiques’ Dealers Association celebrated its 40th anniversary at its annual Blenheim Palace fair last month.
Table is very pretty in pink
14 May 2018This c.1680 pink painted century Swedish table was among the sales at the recent Decorative Antiques and Textiles Fair.
Dealer launches summer samurai expo in the Netherlands
08 May 2018A Japanese art and antiques event focusing on the history of the samurai launches in Utrecht this summer.
Antiques guide launches for Derbyshire and South Yorkshire
07 May 2018A new guide to antiques venues in the Peak District, Derbyshire and South Yorkshire has launched.
5 Questions: Marc Murray of Sylvia Powell Decorative Arts
07 May 2018Marc Murray of Sylvia Powell Decorative Arts is standing at The Petworth Park Antiques & Fine Art Fair from May 11-13. The dealership was established in the 1980s and specialises in art pottery by artists such as Jean Cocteau, Picasso and William De Morgan.
Cheshire clock at Arley Hall Antiques and Fine Art Fair
07 May 2018An eight-day longcase clock is a stand-out item of local interest at the upcoming Arley Hall Antiques and Fine Art Fair.
Railroad views steaming into London Photograph Fair Special Edition
07 May 2018An unusual collection of more than 300 blue-toned cyanotypes showing American railroads in the early 1900s is on offer at the third annual London Photograph Fair Special Edition (May 19-20).
Photo London involves 108 exhibitors offering images from very early days to contemporary works
07 May 2018Four years in, Photo London is growing and has many of the marks of remaining a popular and respected fair for dealers in both historic and contemporary photography.
Art world’s female movers and shakers in the picture
07 May 2018Fashion, photography and the art world’s most powerful women...
Richard Green double for Seago and west Cornwall
07 May 2018Richard Green takes full advantage of its two New Bond Street galleries this month with a pair of exhibitions, both focusing on 20th century painting.
They said what?! The week (30 April – 6 May) in quotes from the art and antiques world
06 May 2018What makes a great dog painting in the eyes of a 21st century collector? A picture specialist addressed the question with ATG this week. Also, read the reaction to the new leader of a major trade body, artefacts were returned to their home countries and an auctioneer held a major country house sale.
‘Informal and youthful’: candlelit painting by Joseph Wright placed under temporary export bar
05 May 2018An early painting by British artist Joseph Wright of Derby (1734-97) is at risk of being exported from the UK unless a buyer can be found to match its £7.46m asking price.
Selling like hotcakes: Bidders at Las Vegas auction will have a shot at slices from five different royal wedding cakes this summer
04 May 2018Five pieces of royal wedding cake are set to go under the hammer in Las Vegas this summer.
Thousands of artefacts smuggled into the US returned to Iraq
04 May 2018Nearly 4000 artefacts smuggled into the US for shipment to the arts-and-crafts retailer Hobby Lobby were returned to Iraq this week.
Hospital art collection wins £8000 to transform ward with works from the London Original Print Fair
03 May 2018Imperial Health Charity was awarded £8000 to add to its collection at the London Original Print Fair last night.
US book fairs from New York to California
03 May 2018The 'California International Antiquarian Book Fair' and the 'New York International Antiquarian Book Fair' give dealers the chance to access the US east coast and west coast markets within the first few months of the year.
Work of celebrated local sculptor Lynn Chadwick to star in Gloucestershire auction
02 May 2018A Lynn Chadwick (1914-2003) bronze from a local collection is among the lots expected to lead Gloucestershire auction.