Dynamic and gestural, this vast 5ft 6in x 11ft 3in (1.67 x 3.45m) oil on canvas, below, was painted by Gillian Ayres (1930-2018) during the 1980s.

Waddington Custot is one of the latest galleries to celebrate the work of pioneering 20th century women.

Ian Grutchfield is venue director of Hadleigh Old School, a new art space in Suffolk.

Coinciding with the new (and long-awaited) release of James Bond film 'No Time To Die', Bloomsbury gallery Abbott and Holder is holding an exhibition of original drawings made for the serialisation of Ian Fleming’s novels in the 'Daily Express'.

Following two years of enforced online activity only, art fair makes its long-awaited return

To mark its 130th year in business, long-running antiques and decorative arts specialist John Bly has launched a new venture.

Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.

With the UN Climate Change Conference 2021 (COP26) on the horizon, rare books specialist Peter Harrington is using Frieze Masters to launch an ambitious new collection of books and original manuscripts charting the history of climate change and environmentalism.

Unexpected, unusual and often overseen objects are the stock in trade of art gallery Oliver Hoare.

King’s Cross on an ordinary, busy afternoon in March is the subject of this 1998 work by the late Leon Kossoff (1926-2019).

Available to buy for £2800, this 12 x 18in (30 x 45cm) oil of a grey Andalusian horse in a landscape by Marcus Hodge (b.1966) forms part of a new show dedicated to the equine artist’s latest works.

This dramatic scene depicts the burning of a warehouse in Wapping Wharf during the Bristol Riots of 1831.

Jane Sanderson of The Antiques Bazaar is a new exhibitor at The Northern Antiques Fair, which runs from September 30-October 3.

Nearly 80 years after Walter Sickert’s (1860-1942) death and ahead of a major retrospective planned at Tate Britain in 2022, London gallery Piano Nobile is bringing together over 40 of the artist’s figure paintings for an autumn show.

Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.

This recently discovered 18th century portrait was painted by John Vanderbank (1694-1739) and depicts Holles St John of Lydiard Park.

After enforced absence Northern Antiques Fair returns to the calendar at new venue

The first dedicated published study on the harvest jug tradition of North Devon and the West Country goes on sale this September.

In addition to its uniqueness and connection to the past, a big attraction to owning a piece of ancient jewellery is that it can still be worn.