Latest News Articles by Gabriel Berner
Seago in kitchen cupboard gets clean away
04 June 2018Of all the things you might expect to find in a kitchen cupboard, an original oil by Edward Seago (1910-74) is probably not one of them.
Love of print format is in the Essex air
28 May 2018British artists dominated Sworders’ (23% buyer’s premium) Modern & Contemporary prints sale in Essex, with works by Banksy, Patrick Hughes, Damien Hirst, Bridget Riley and Grayson Perry all getting away.
Chadwick takes £22,000 at Chorley’s
28 May 2018A trademark bronze sculpture by Lynn Chadwick (1914-2003) was the best-seller at a Modern and Contemporary Art & Design auction held by Chorley’s (20% buyer’s premium) at Prinknash Abbey Park in Gloucestershire.
Previews: Up to £500
28 May 2018ATG’s weekly selection of items on sale at auctions and dealerships.
Yiannis Tsarouchis in demand at Bonhams' Greek art sale
28 May 2018An early work by Yiannis Tsarouchis (1910-89) topped Bonhams’ Greek Sale in New Bond Street on May 2, selling above estimate at £120,000 (plus 25/20/12% buyer’s premium).
Previews: £501 - £2000
28 May 2018ATG’s weekly selection of items on sale at auctions and dealerships.
Saleroom selection: three artworks under £500 including a Charles Lutyens oil painting
28 May 2018Three modestly valued works in regional sales including an oil painting by Charles Lutyens.
Previews: £2001 - £5000
28 May 2018ATG’s weekly selection of items on sale at auctions and dealerships.
Previews: £5001 - £30,000
28 May 2018ATG’s weekly selection of items on sale at auctions and dealerships.
Previews: £30,000 plus
28 May 2018A stellar single-owner offering of works by the Scottish Colourists will be offered in a dedicated sale at Sotheby’s.
Provenance is key for Chinese art
28 May 2018Chinese ceramics tend to dominate Asian sales in the UK, but occasionally other mediums get to share the limelight.
Women war artists in the frame
21 May 2018Barbara Jones joins a growing band whose peacetime work is also now in strong demand.
Cartoon and dreamlike scenes surface in Surrey
21 May 2018Private buying carried away two top-selling works at John Nicholson’s (24% buyer’s premium) in Haslemere, Surrey.
Pair portrays elegance of Yorkshire nobility
21 May 2018Guided at £200-400, a pair of 17th century British school portraits (one pictured below) went on to fetch £1150 each at Halls (20% buyer’s premium) of Shrewsbury.
Saleroom selection: three artworks under £500 including a George Faulkner Wetherbee landscape
21 May 2018Three modestly valued works in regional sales.