Latest News Articles by Gabriel Berner
Late Victorians in time for Surrey sale
02 July 2018A good helping of late Victorian pictures featured among the top prices on June 6 at Lawrences (20% buyer’s premium) of Bletchingley in Surrey.
Henry Moore’s hands grip bidders in Glasgow
02 July 2018Like many artists, hands held a strong fascination for British sculptor Henry Moore (1898-1986), and he came back to the subject numerous times in his career.
Saleroom selection: three artworks under £1000 including a painting by an Iraqi pioneer
02 July 2018Three modestly valued works in regional sales including a painting by a pioneer of Iraqi modern art.
Devon views are cream of the crop
02 July 2018British watercolours depicting the beautiful county of Devon and painted during the medium’s golden age drew eager bidding at Cheffins of Cambridge (22.5% buyer’s premium).
Period portraits and equine oil study
02 July 2018The latest batch of period portraits to pass through Cheffins featured several from a late-16th century property in Great Chesterford, Essex. Passed by descent, the quartet was led by an attractive English School portrait of Queen Mary I (1516-58), an oil painted on an oval 2ft x 21in (62 x 53cm) canvas.
Mod Brit works in a league of their own
25 June 2018Nearly 500 lots of Modern British and 20th century art went under the hammer at Woolley & Wallis (25/12% buyer’s premium) in Salisbury to notch up a total of £535,000 with three-quarters sold.
Shipping and delivery: rising expectations of the moving experience
25 June 2018How can art and antique buyers ensure their purchases arrive in the same condition as when they were bought, at a competitive price? ATG explores some options...
Lyons teashop lithographs serve to cheer
25 June 2018Like many businesses scarred with bomb damage in post-war Britain, Lyons teashops were in need of cheering up.
Take your pick: a gloomy or bright topic?
25 June 2018A typically moody oil by the Scottish painter James Pryde (1866-1941) was among the star lots at Cuttlestones (17.5% buyer’s premium) in Penkridge, Staffordshire.