Latest News Articles by Gabriel Berner
Interview: How to survive in a climate of fear
26 June 2017‘How Western Art Collectors are Helping to Fund Isis’ (Guardian), ‘Broken System Allows Isis to Profit from Looted Antiquities’ (New York Times), ‘How Antiquities are Funding Terrorism’ (Financial Times). In 2015, news of looting and the destruction of ancient sites in the Middle East by the fanatical Islamic terrorists Isis began to gain worldwide attention.
Mayfair gallery exhibition links antiquities to contemporary art
26 June 2017Mixing ancient and new is all the rage. The contemporary art boom has drawn new faces into the antiquities market, changing the way the trade think and display ancient art.
Venice: going, going, gondola…
26 June 2017Consigned from a deceased estate, a 19th century oil of a popular Venetian view topped Mitchells’ (20% buyer’s premium) June 1 auction in Cockermouth, Cumbria.
Roman marble busts head to auction
26 June 2017“I have gazed upon the face of Agamemnon”. Arguably the most famous words in archaeological history, they were supposedly uttered by German archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann in 1876 as he unearthed a gold mask at Mycenae. Some 140 years later, portraits from antiquity remain powerful reminders of our ancient past.
Previews: £30,000 plus
26 June 2017A work by Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-88), the American artist who broke the $100m barrier at auction in May, will lead Forum Auctions’ July 6 sale in London.
Previews: £2001 - £5000
19 June 2017ATG's weekly selection of items on sale at auctions and dealerships.
Preview: £30,000 plus
19 June 2017ATG's weekly selection of items on sale at auctions and dealerships.
Previews: £501 - £2000
19 June 2017ATG's weekly selection of items on sale at auctions and dealerships.
Previews: Up to £500
19 June 2017ATG's weekly selection of items on sale at auctions and dealerships.
Flower power blooms at Oxford auction
19 June 2017A still-life by Dora Carrington (1893-1932) starred in Mallams’ (20% buyer’s premium) Design & Modern British & Post-War Art sale, selling just shy of the artist’s record.
Peruvian painter’s take on Venice
19 June 2017A tiny 19th century Venetian oil by Frederico del Campo (1837- 1923) went under the hammer for the first time in a century at Catherine Southon (18% buyer’s premium).
Mod Brit market stays robust in the regions
19 June 2017Leading regional salerooms are reaping the rewards of the bullish Modern British art market with more robust results.
Previews: £5001 - £30,000
19 June 2017ATG's weekly selection of items on sale at auctions and dealerships.
Erotic art sale at Bloomsbury Auctions offers 150 racy lots
19 June 2017“All art is erotic,” remarked the Austrian artist Gustav Klimt, one of art’s great womanisers.
The Gillian Bowler Irish art collection sells at Adam’s
12 June 2017A small vibrant work by Jack Butler Yeats (1871-1957) from the collection of Irish art assembled by the late businesswoman Gillian Bowler topped Adam’s sale on May 31.
Previews: Up to £500
12 June 2017ATG’s weekly selection of items on sale at auctions and dealerships.
Previews: £501 - £2000
12 June 2017ATG’s weekly selection of items on sale at auctions and dealerships.
Previews: £2001 - £5000
12 June 2017ATG’s weekly selection of items on sale at auctions and dealerships.
Phoenix rises from tiger's ashes at Irish auctions
12 June 2017Spring sale results provide promising upturn as Irish art market shows signs of recovery.
Previews: £5001 - £30,000
12 June 2017ATG’s weekly selection of items on sale at auctions and dealerships.