Latest News Articles by Gabriel Berner
Bird oil panels from Tim Wonnacott collection pose a puzzle
07 January 2019Four works sold in Essex auction could be part of Marks’ Eaton Hall commission.
Beer’s racing pigeons take flight
07 January 2019Portraits of prize-winning racing pigeons are the latest must-haves in decorative collecting circles, judging by a recent spate of high prices in the regions.
Waterhouse name boosts oil sketch
07 January 2019This unfinished oil sketch of a tree was kept by pre-Raphaelite painter John William Waterhouse (1849-1917) until his death and sold in his last major studio sale, held in 1926 at Christie’s.
Affordable art: three works priced under £1200 in regional sales including a Robert Tavener print
07 January 2019A selection of three works priced under £1200 at UK regional auctions.
Six highlights from the Modern British art market in 2018
27 December 2018ATG selects six stand-out lots of Modern British art that sold in London and across the UK in 2018.
Hartigan's art is on the rise
21 December 2018More female talent emerged at Roseberys in the form of this fiery piece of Abstract Expressionism below by American painter Grace Hartigan (1922-2008).
Buyer hunts down Charles Lutyens hounds
21 December 2018The Victorian Conservative politician Lord Coventry is believed to have commissioned this portrait of favourite hounds Rambler and Marksman.
Local Cumbrian scene skates to £3600
21 December 2018This seasonal watercolour of figures ice skating in the Lake District (below) sold for a mid-estimate £3600 at local Cumbria saleroom Mitchells (20% buyer’s premium) on November 28.
‘The first female Cubist painter’
21 December 2018Early works from artist known as Marevna is key feature of family collection sold in London.
Affordable art: three works priced under £800 including a mini-sleeper at an Essex auction
21 December 2018Three modestly valued works in regional sales, including a mini-sleeper at an Essex auction.
How Old Masters fared in the early December sales series
17 December 2018Results from the December 2018 auction series of Old Masters in London.
Sotheby’s - Dutch and Flemish art nets lion's share of the total
17 December 2018Dutch and Flemish art also dominated takings at Sotheby's in New Bond Street on December 5. The category was 90% sold and netted the lion’s share of the sale at £24.6m (with premium), against hopes of £16.8m-23.7m.
Christie’s - stand-alone collection from Dutch entrepreneur gets auction off to good start
17 December 2018Combining results from the Albada collection and its evening sale, Christie’s achieved its highest evening total for a December Old Masters sale in London for seven years.