Latest News Articles by Gabriel Berner
Outsider art starts to find acceptance
06 November 2017The value of ‘Outsider’ art continues to grow following the dispersal of one of the UK’s largest collections at Anderson & Garland (25% buyer’s premium).
Peploe hair pin pic secured by his grandson at auction
06 November 2017A brace of unrecorded pastels by celebrated Scottish Colourist SJ Peploe (1871-1935) sold strongly at Lawrences (22% buyer’s premium) in Crewkerne.
Landscape painter Hamilton Hay reaps sale reward
06 November 2017This evening village scene by the landscape painter James Hamilton Hay (1874- 1916) drew multiple bids at Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood (21% buyer’s premium) in Exeter on October 3.
Time warp reveals a Girtin Windsor watercolour
30 October 2017The clearance of a neglected local property by Lincolnshire auction house Batemans (20% buyer’s premium) unearthed several treasures including two watercolours by the 18th century British painter Thomas Girtin (1775-1802).
Double portrait has Masses appeal
30 October 2017A double portrait by Federico Beltran Masses (1885-1949) attracted a flurry of bids at Bonhams’ (25/20/12% buyer’s premium) 19th Century European, Victorian and British Impressionist art auction on September 27.
Final slice of the Yeats family lots
30 October 2017Further items from the talented Yeats family are heading to auction this autumn.
Exotic Oz musician is in tune at Canterbury sale
30 October 2017A near-monochrome watercolour by the Australian artist and stage designer Loudon Sainthill (1918-69) sold for five times its top estimate at Canterbury Auction Galleries (20% buyer’s premium) on October 3-4.
Signature is lost in a snowdrift
30 October 2017Winter landscape. Early 20th century, possibly Russian or Scandinavian school, and ‘indistinctly signed’. That was lot 222, summed up in the catalogue at Chiswick Auctions (23% buyer’s premium) in London on October 3.
Irish art scene hit by shortage of top works
23 October 2017Since the Celtic Tiger’s demise a decade ago and the tailspin that ensued, the Irish art market has evolved into a more cautious and less speculative beast. The latest round of sales held towards the end of September and into October showed steady (if not spectacular) demand, especially for the big, bankable names.
Artist Jack figures highly in Yeats family collection sold at London auction
23 October 2017The Emerald Isle was not the only place selling Irish art recently. In London on September 27, Sotheby’s (25/20/12% buyer’s premium) offered a collection of paintings and personal effects belonging to the family of Irish poet WB Yeats and his brother, artist Jack Butler Yeats.
Postcards live on in the saleroom world
23 October 2017Last month, Britain’s oldest postcard publisher, J Salmon, announced it was closing after almost 140 years of business. Blamed for its demise was the rise of selfies and social media.
Barret makes rare appearance at Irish hall
23 October 2017Adam’s mammoth annual Country House Collections auction is designed to cater to those with spacious, preferably period, abodes.
