Latest News Articles by Gabriel Berner
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17 September 2018A painting by the Victorian Neo-classicist painter John Godward (1861-1922) not seen on the market since 1925 is going under the hammer at Bonhams in New Bond Street on September 26.
Beef encounter as Victorian works test the ‘Cow’ Cooper market
10 September 2018It’s fair to say the work of Victorian animal painter Sidney Cooper (1803-1902) is not flavour of the month.
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10 September 2018An unpublished letter written by Nelson Mandela from his prison cell on Robben Island is to be offered at Bonhams’ South African sale in New Bond Street on September 14.
‘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?”
Utrillo streets ahead in Maine saleroom
10 September 2018Plenty to interest European buyers was available at Thomaston Place Auction Galleries (17% buyer’s premium) in Maine on August 25-26.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.