Latest News Articles by Gabriel Berner
Irish art results ‘Nearly as strong as Celtic Tiger good old days’
24 June 2024Irish art sales rated as ‘very good’ despite some supply challenges as private collectors wait to consign
Marine artist James on a crash course to £6000 result
24 June 2024Crashing waves are the signature subject of 19th century marine painter David James (1853-1904).
Library emerges as big buyer at dedicated Welsh art auction
17 June 2024Institution based in Aberystwyth purchases five post-war works at regular dedicated Welsh auction
Hillier work hidden from the Nazis by a maid comes for sale
17 June 2024Tristram Hillier (1905-83) described the Surrealist pictures he created at Étretat, the picturesque town on the north-western coast of France, as “some of the best I have ever made”.
Swedish portrait of the formidable Ellen soars in Somerset
03 June 2024Strong bidding emerged at Lawrences (25% buyer’s premium) of Crewkerne for a Swedish portrait of Ellen Wester (1873-1930), a pioneering female translator and journalist.
Bloomsbury Group attracts fresh buyers
03 June 2024Result of select offering in London shows a healthy market which now even includes Asian bidders
How Gwen John sought creature comfort
08 April 2024Watercolour of a sleeping feline – possibly her favourite cat – takes £19,000 in Cambridge saleroom
Right time and place for Lowry
08 April 2024A strong provenance is always desirable on the secondary market, but it is essential when it comes to selling works by LS Lowry (1887-1976) - arguably Britain’s most faked artist.
How George Romney was riled by prison hardship
15 January 2024Some of the artist’s most modern and dramatic works were derived from his social concerns
Intriguing picture of Second World War female ambulance volunteers emerges
15 January 2024The helmets and uniforms depicted in this oil study are clues to its strong performance at Cirencester saleroom Moore Allen & Innocent (21% buyer’s premium) on December 6.
Lost poignant wartime painting by Matania lives on in the form of a copy
15 January 2024A copy of a lost painting that has been described as one of the most haunting and poignant depictions of Irish involvement in the First World War attracted a flurry of bids at Clevedon Salerooms (22% buyer’s premium) in Bristol.
The web shop window: Vintage ski posters for Swiss resort Arosa
18 December 2023Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
5 Questions: Burlington Arcade watch dealer Daniel Somlo
18 December 2023Daniel Somlo is a watch dealer at Somlo London in Burlington Arcade and a qualified Omega watchmaker.
First big fair of new year takes place in ballroom and foyer of five-star Mayfair hotel
18 December 2023The first significant fair of 2024 kicks off at The London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square with an array of art and antiques to brighten those dark January days.
5 Questions with Daniel Smith and Marine Edith Crosta
18 September 2023Marine Edith Crosta and Daniel Smith of Crosta Smith Gallery are among the exhibitors at the upcoming LAPADA Berkeley Square Fair (September 27-October1).
The web shop window: Regency writing table
18 September 2023Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
Battersea Decorative fair runs with a new tribal twist
18 September 2023The Decorative Fair returns from October 3-8 for its third and final staging of the year.
Samuel Alcock & Co reassessed
18 September 2023Huge collection shines light on the once common Staffs porcelain that nonetheless is often misidentified
Lynch appointed chairman of Asia Week New York
18 September 2023London dealer Brendan Lynch has been named the new chairman of Asia Week New York.
Antiquities: importance of the history behind the history
26 June 2023Long records of ownership have become one of the crucial factors to get a good result in this market