Latest News Articles by Gabriel Berner
Gaudier-Brzeska owned by a Courtauld emerges at Bellmans
03 October 2022Inspired by his trips to Richmond Park in south-west London, French-born sculptor Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891-1915) fashioned a number of deer sculptures.
Top-sellers in Welsh auction are both by painters who died young
03 October 2022Modern British art assembled over a lifetime by a Monmouthshire-based collector generated some decent competition in a timed online auction at Rogers Jones & Co (24% buyer’s premium).
Portrait by an islander who ended up becoming isolated
03 October 2022This portrait by Brenda Chamberlain (1912-71) will be offered in the sale of Welsh Art at Rogers Jones in Cardiff on November 19.
Master of tempera Southall tempts with watercolours too
03 October 2022A leading member of the Birmingham Group and closely associated with the Arts & Crafts movement, Joseph Southall (1861-1944) is probably best known for tempera painting – the painstaking medieval technique he helped revive.
Rowland Hilder landscape attracts bidders at Mallams
03 October 2022This typically wintry scene by the prolific artist Rowland Hilder (1905-93) was the star lot of Mallams’ (25% buyer’s premium) Modern Living sale.
Fedden gets away second time around
03 October 2022Returning to auction for the second time in a year, this still-life by Mary Fedden (1915- 2012) fetched £15,500 at Reeman Dansie (20% buyer’s premium).
O’Casey crow sculpture attracts a flurry of bids
03 October 2022Simple, nature-inspired motifs and geometric shapes run through the work of St Ives artist Breon O’Casey (1928-2011).
Burlingham in tune with the house mix
29 August 2022Nestled in 400 acres of land in Hampshire is Heckfield Place, a Georgian manor house masterfully restored and renovated into a luxury hotel.
Dreweatts to hold sale of items from Windsor House Antiques
29 August 2022Auction house Dreweatts will conduct a sale at Barnwell Manor, Northamptonshire – home to dealership Windsor House Antiques – on September 7.
Dealer's Auerbach exhibition underlines artist's strong link with his sitters
29 August 2022'Frank Auerbach: The Sitters' at Piano Nobile includes over 40 paintings and drawings with around a third of the works for sale.
Grosvenor Prints' new catalogue offers more than 220 items
29 August 2022Over 220 items (and counting) are in the forthcoming Catalogue 119 – the latest offering from Covent Garden dealership Grosvenor Prints.
Raise your glass to John Nash
27 June 2022Recent biography, major show and strong auction prices suggest younger Nash is on the rise.
Doggett record broken twice
27 June 2022Demand continues to grow for works by Modern British artist Ruth Doggett (1881-1974) after her auction record was broken twice in the same auction.
Agnews offers rediscovered Dürer drawing bought for $30 four years ago
22 November 2021This unpublished drawing by Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528) is being offered by art dealership Agnews as part of London Art Week (LAW).
Talent-spotter Feigen in focus
22 November 2021Group of works from the late US dealer’s collection demonstrates his wide range of interests.
Danish Symbolist inspired by Rossetti and Burne-Jones
22 November 2021Few painters on the Danish art scene in the late 19th century felt a close affinity with contemporary English art. Symbolist painter Agnes Slott-Møller (1862-1937) was among the exceptions.
Huge nativity scenes inspired by Old Masters dominate Colnaghi's gallery room for London Art Week
22 November 2021As Christmas beckons it seems only appropriate that Old Masters are among the leading works at the latest winter edition of London Art Week (LAW).
5 Questions: Art dealer Will Elliott
22 November 2021Will Elliott set up Elliott Fine Art in 2020 following roles in Sotheby’s Old Master department and at Colnaghi London where he was director.
For he’s a holly good festive show fellow
22 November 2021A dab hand at Christmas shows, Andrew Singleton of Suffolk House Antiques in Yoxford has held one annually for over 25 years.
5 Questions: Furniture dealer Holly Johnson
15 November 2021Holly Johnson Antiques opened a showroom in Knutsford, Cheshire in summer 2020 and Johnson has been trading independently for 28 years via fairs and online. The dealership is run by Johnson and her husband Ben Aardewerk with a small team.