Latest News Articles by Gabriel Berner
Oriental art experiences West to East buyer shift
14 May 2018Exotic visions are Orientalist art’s stock-in-trade. Bustling bazaars and colourful mosques, lavish harems and sun-drenched deserts populate the canvases in this field.
Egyptian art is a modern highlight
14 May 2018Modern Egyptian art emerged as a stand-out sector during Islamic Week. The leading lot of Sotheby’s 20th Century Art/Middle East sale was a work by pioneering painter Mahmoud Said (1897-1964), dubbed the father of Egyptian modernism.
Miller duo displays strong Hamburg link
14 May 2018An early German whaling scene took top honours at marine specialist Charles Miller’s (20% buyer’s premium) May Day sale in West Kensington.
Saleroom selection: Three pictures under £500, including Hevezi's townscape of Stoke
14 May 2018Three modestly valued works in regional sales.
Charismatic subjects lead the canine market
07 May 2018Dog pictures with charisma, personality and plenty of naturalism are a driving force in the secondary market for canine art, judging by a recent string of buoyant prices in the regions.
A good bit of sport in the country
07 May 2018A good dose of sporting art is practically a prerequisite for any country house dispersal.
Artist’s box takes £3000 in Cumbria
07 May 2018Topping Mitchells’ (20% buyer’s premium) £53,000 Country Sporting sale in Cockermouth was an artist’s box belonging to George Lodge (1860-1954).
Topping sale for equine painter Ferneley
07 May 2018The stellar sporting entry to John Nicholson’s (24% buyer’s premium) sale in Haslemere on April 25 was an early oil by the prolific equine painter, John E Ferneley (1782-1860).
Saleroom selection: Three pictures under £1000
07 May 2018Three modestly valued works at regional sales.
Artist who invited a horse to tea
30 April 2018Works by the flamboyant Lord Berners come to auction from Faringdon House contents sale.