Latest News Articles by Gabriel Berner
John Nash is flavour of the months
05 March 2018The Buckinghamshire countryside, with its rolling hills, fields, hedgerows and trees, inspired much of the art of John Nash (1893-1977), the younger and less well-known brother of Paul Nash.
Conservative depiction could be of colourful noble
05 March 2018A portrait thought to depict one of the most notorious characters of the Jacobean age drew strong bidding in Canterbury.
New studio stars under the spotlight
26 February 2018In the flourishing market of British studio ceramics, a raft of new names is gaining traction.
Fish dish tickles bidder tastebuds in Salisbury
26 February 2018When it comes to the business of selling middle-market collections, the big London salerooms are particularly adept at cherry-picking the best and rejecting the rest.
Topographical art elevates Essex sale
26 February 2018Topographical watercolours may not be the hottest area of the art market, but they can still pack a punch in the saleroom.
Liner creates sale waves
19 February 2018This oil painting of the RMS Queen Mary, below, by marine painter William McDowell (1888-1950) was taken to a multi-estimate £12,000 at Surrey saleroom John Nicholson’s (24% buyer’s premium).
Old Masters debut at Chiswick Auctions
19 February 2018Chiswick Auctions (25/12% buyer’s premium) has held its first dedicated Old Masters sale, capitalising on the void left by Christie’s South Kensington’s closure last year.
Mahatma Gandhi and Beatrix Potter correspondence at UK sales
19 February 2018Children’s author Beatrix Potter (1866-1943) and Indian activist Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) don’t seem to have much in common. At separate auctions held later this month, however, both will have correspondence appearing on the market for the first time.
Czech artist firmly back in favour at auction
19 February 2018Experimental work by the Czech Expressionist Ernest Neuschul (1895-1968) chimed with current tastes in a sell-out studio sale in Somerset.