19th Century British Art
This sector includes Romantic painting, Victorian art, British Orientalism and Pre-Raphaelite art.
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Landscapes underline softer market for Victorian landscapes
29 January 2018A reminder of the dramatic drop in demand over recent decades for Victorian landscapes was evident in Gloucestershire where two such oils by Sidney Richard Percy (1822-86) went under the hammer.
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Pre-Raphaelites on the crest of a second wave
22 January 2018Paintings by lesser-known Pre-Raphaelites took the honours at the latest Victorian art sales held at Sotheby’s (25/20/12.9%) and Christie’s (25/20/12.5%).
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Pick of the Week: Second wind for Nelson lots
22 January 2018Sotheby’s sale of 80 pieces of memorabilia relating to Lord Horatio Nelson featured a return to the saleroom of many lots acquired by the ‘Princely’ vendor in 2005.
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Rare 19th century topographical painting of Mexico emerges at Bonhams
11 January 2018An original painting showing the Castle of San Juan de Ulúa in Mexico by 19th century British topographical artist Daniel Egerton is one of highlights of Bonhams’ Travel and Exploration auction in London next month.
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Joseph Wright of Derby ‘candlelit’ painting makes record £6.3m at Sotheby’s
07 December 2017An atmospheric oil painting by Joseph Wright of Derby (1734-97) led Sotheby’s latest Old Master evening sale in London.
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JMW Turner sketch makes £22,000 at Cirencester auction
24 November 2017An original sketch by JMW Turner (1775-1851) has sold for £22,000 (plus buyer’s premium) at Moore Allen & Innocent in Cirencester.
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Sworders seeks to boost its fine art auctions with appointment of former CSK and Sotheby's specialist
17 October 2017Sworders has appointed former Sotheby’s, Christie’s South Kensington and Bonhams picture specialist, Jane Oakley, to expand the scope and frequency of its fine art auctions.
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Sketchbook of Thomas Bewick published in limited edition
17 October 2017The sketchbook of engraver, author and natural historian Thomas Bewick (1753-1828) has been reproduced for the first time.
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Dramatic auction result for portrait of leading 1920s Hollywood couple
11 October 2017A double portrait of the two early 20th century Hollywood stars Pola Negri and Rudolph Valentino drew an appropriately dramatic competition at Bonhams in London.
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Artworks offered in Essex auction mix history and fantasy
09 October 2017A nude painting by the 19th century English artist William Etty (1787-1849) starred in Sworders’ (22% buyer’s premium) sale in Essex. The 2ft 2in x 19in (66 x 49cm) oil on panel shows a naked woman in a wooded landscape, her head and body turned away from the viewer.
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Richard Green holds exhibition of historic British fashion portraits
25 September 2017It’s a busy season for Richard Green. Fresh from the 20/21 British Art Fair and the Paris Biennale, the Mayfair dealership will also appear at Frieze Masters and TEFAF New York Fall.
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Collector creates website to record the works of Thomas Baker of Leamington
18 September 2017About a month ago, collector Robert Mulraine launched a website dedicated to the artist Thomas Baker of Leamington (1808-1869). A great enthusiast of the Victorian landscape painter, he has been working with the curatorial team of the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery to create an online ‘Memoranda of Pictures’ based on the artist’s five diaries in the museum’s collection.
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Redhill view rises in Essex sale
11 September 2017Victorian landscapes can often be difficult to shift at auction, but a fine panoramic view near Redhill in Surrey by Edward John Cobbett (1815-99) gave a boost to the Boningtons (20% buyer’s premium) sale in Epping on August 21.
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Ship pictures sold at Reeman Dansie paint a sad story
04 September 2017Views created by vessel’s captain envisaged a kinder end to its career than a tragic collision...
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Watercolour master Cotman displays his drawing talents
28 August 2017Fine examples of John Sell Cotman’s (1782-1842) draftsmanship appeared at separate auctions in the south of England.
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Naive livestock paintings brighten the gloom around traditional 19th century art
21 August 2017Naïve-style paintings of livestock remain one of the liveliest sectors of the 19th century pictures market, judging by the response to several examples offered in Gloucestershire.
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ATG letter: We did our Nelson duty
07 August 2017MADAM – Our estimate (£2000-4000) for Drummond’s Death of Nelson did indeed prove to be conservative but not quite as dismissive as the ‘£100-150’ quoted in the ATG might suggest (Bid Barometer, ATG No 2302).
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Commercial faces of the Victorians as Pre-Raphaelites dominate auction series
07 August 2017Works by the Pre-Raphaelites and their followers continued to outperform the rest of the Victorian art market during the latest round of sales in London.
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Portrait shows why it’s good to chalk
24 July 2017Dreamy landscapes, fairies and classical female nudes fill many of today’s best-known canvases by the Victorian artist Edward Robert Hughes (1851-1914). But it was his skills as a portraitist that impressed critics most while he lived.
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