Latest News Articles by Gabriel Berner
5 Questions: Steven Beale of Trinity House Paintings
04 October 2021Involved in the art industry since he was 16, Steven Beale opened Trinity House Paintings in the Cotswolds village of Broadway in 2006.
BADA members showcase their wares with week-long event
04 October 2021Encompassing mezzotints from the court of George III, gentleman’s library objects and furniture by master craftsmen of the Belle Époque period in Paris, BADA members are gearing up for a week-long series of gallery-based shows, talks and tours.
The web shop window: Copy of Great Plague death list in unusually healthy condition
04 October 2021Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
West Country wonders return to Albert Amor
04 October 2021One of the largest selling exhibitions in recent years of 18th century Plymouth and Bristol porcelain is under way at London gallery Albert Amor in Bury Street.
Bruges museum buys Old Master portrait at the ‘last’ TEFAF Online
04 October 2021Over six days, collectors and institutions gathered virtually for TEFAF Online 2021 to peruse the high-end offerings of more than 250 international galleries.
Dealers head to Cheshire for Tatton Park fair
04 October 2021This mahogany inlaid bijouterie oval table by Victorian maker Edwards & Roberts is part of a large selection of antiques making their way to Cheshire this month.
Latest James Bond film prompts art and antiques firms to promote memorabilia
29 September 2021The James Bond film ‘No Time To Die’ will be released on September 30 (after pandemic delays) and a number of auction houses and dealers have a selection of related items for sale.
Dealer John Bly starts a new chapter
27 September 2021To mark its 130th year in business, long-running antiques and decorative arts specialist John Bly has launched a new venture.
Brought out from a deep freeze
27 September 2021Following two years of enforced online activity only, art fair makes its long-awaited return
Marlborough London stages Gillian Ayres exhibition
27 September 2021Dynamic 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.
The web shop window: Henri Hayden landscape painting
27 September 2021Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
Leon Kossoff’s London calling
27 September 2021King’s Cross on an ordinary, busy afternoon in March is the subject of this 1998 work by the late Leon Kossoff (1926-2019).
Textiles made with spider silk weave their magic at Oliver Hoare gallery's latest show
27 September 2021Unexpected, unusual and often overseen objects are the stock in trade of art gallery Oliver Hoare.
5 Questions: Ian Grutchfield
27 September 2021Ian Grutchfield is venue director of Hadleigh Old School, a new art space in Suffolk.
John McLusky's 007 comic strip drawings offered at Abbott and Holder
27 September 2021Coinciding 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'.
Hodge and his horses
27 September 2021Available 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.
Climate change collection sounds the alarm
27 September 2021With 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.
Female sculptors make a mark
27 September 2021Waddington Custot is one of the latest galleries to celebrate the work of pioneering 20th century women.
The web shop window: Heal’s oak chest of drawers
20 September 2021Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
Dealer spots “dirty and unattributed” portrait and sells it back to historic mansion
20 September 2021This recently discovered 18th century portrait was painted by John Vanderbank (1694-1739) and depicts Holles St John of Lydiard Park.