Latest News Articles by Gabriel Berner
‘One of the greatest’ Irish art collections makes auction debut
10 September 2018“Isn’t it possible that the Irish could be just as brilliant in the visual arts as they have been in music and literature?”
Saleroom selection: three works under £700 including one of South Africa's favourite painters
10 September 2018Three modestly valued works in regional sales, all sold below £700.
Previews: £30,000 plus
10 September 2018An unpublished letter written by Nelson Mandela from his prison cell on Robben Island is to be offered at Bonhams’ South African sale in New Bond Street on September 14.
Epstein actress steps on Isle of Wight stage
03 September 2018A little-known Jacob Epstein (1880-1959) sculpture of the British actress Sandra Dorne took an estimate-topping £11,000 at HRD Auction Rooms (20% buyer’s premium) on the Isle of Wight.
Saleroom selection: three modestly valued works including hunting scenes
03 September 2018Three modestly valued works in regional sales, sold for under £900.
Picasso’s lithography love shown at Bamfords sale in Derby
03 September 2018Just a month after the Second World War, Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) was in Paris working at the lithography workshop of Fernand Mourlot (1895-1988). It was the beginning of a collaboration that would last almost three decades and produce more than 400 different graphic images and editions.
Wendy Ramshaw showcase at Goldsmiths’ Fair
03 September 2018An exhibition dedicated to the colourful creations of modern jewellery designer Wendy Ramshaw (b.1939) runs at the Goldsmiths’ Fair in London from September 25-October 7.
Scotland breaks summer slumber with Edinburgh Mod Brit and contemporary art sales
03 September 2018August is the month when Scotland takes it up a notch while the rest of the art world has a breather.
Varanasi waterfront takes pride of place in Somerset
03 September 2018An Indian School work guided at £100-150 was the star turn at Greenslade Taylor Hunt (19.5% buyer’s premium) of Taunton in Somerset on August 2.
Sickert strikes a Venetian portrait pose
27 August 2018The setting for this near-monochrome self-portrait, below, by Walter Sickert (1860-1942) is the Campo SS Giovanni e Paolo in Venice and shows the equestrian statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni and the Scuola Grande di San Marco.
Previews: £501 - £2000
27 August 2018ATG’s weekly selection of items on sale at auctions and dealerships.
Previews: £30,000 plus
27 August 2018A large oil painting showing a scene from Homer’s Odyssey by the Victorian painter Briton Riviere (1840-1920) will go under the hammer for the first time in a century.
Previews: Up to £500
27 August 2018ATG’s weekly selection of items on sale at auctions and dealerships.
Saleroom selection: Three works under £1000 in regional sales, including Samuel John 'Lamorna' Birch watercolour
27 August 2018A selection of three works from UK regional salerooms sold for £1000 or under.