Latest News Articles by Gabriel Berner
Saleroom selection: three artworks under £1000 including a Charles Collins' view of Cornwall
25 June 2018Three modestly valued works in regional sales, including an oil on canvas of Bude in Cornwall by Charles Collins (1851-1921).
Battle for ‘celebrity’ artist in Sussex
18 June 2018A quartet of oils by the contemporary British painter Sherree Valentine-Daines (b.1959) produced multi-estimate prices when they went under the hammer in Sussex.
Saleroom selection: three artworks under £800 including a work by Punch illustrator Arthur George Watts
18 June 2018Three modestly valued works in regional sales, including a watercolour by Punch illustrator Arthur George Watts (1883-1935).
A ten shilling, ‘thick paper’ Federalist
18 June 2018The Federalist…, a collection of essays first published in New York newspapers in the years immediately following independence, is today recognised as a seminal work on American political theory and a cornerstone of constitutional governance.
Life on the open road with Cuneo
18 June 2018“The open road, the dusty highway, the heath, the common, the hedgerows, the rolling downs!”
Drake and Bell’s Pre-Raphaelite on plaster lead Skipton sale
18 June 2018A plaster plaque of a mother and child drew multiple bids when it was offered at Hutchinson Scott (20% buyer’s premium) in Skipton, North Yorkshire.
Saleroom selection: three artworks under £1000 including a work by Moira Beaty
11 June 2018Three modestly valued works in regional sales including a work by Moira Beaty.
Sunny outlook for Irish art in Dublin
11 June 2018John Magnier, the Irish horse breeder and art collector, reportedly made a five-fold return on his Amadeo Modigliani reclining nude when it sold at Sotheby’s New York last month for $139m (£102.2m).
Female Irish artists pack a punch at auction
11 June 2018Though their output was dwarfed by their male counterparts, talented 20th century Irish female artists pack a punch in the saleroom when their art does appear at auction.
Nevinson soars but at an unsigned level
04 June 2018A trio of unsigned First World War prints by CRW Nevinson (1889-1946) sold for multi-estimate sums in a two-day sale at Dominic Winter (20% buyer’s premium) in Cirencester.