19th Century British Art

This Channel scene by the British marine painter Thomas Buttersworth (1768-1842) will feature in the Winter Marine sale at Eldred's in East Dennis, Massachusetts, on February 24.

Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.

Grand Canal sketch has provenance to artist’s student who became a renowned collector

Fresh generations of the famous family added to hall’s collections to create eclectic mix. Jonathan Franks reports.

A rare work by Sarah Biffin (1784-1850), the early 19th century artist born without limbs, sold for £9000 at Sworders on December 15.

Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.

Paintings of caves including a view from a Channel Island in the spotlight at two salerooms

Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.

“Dealing in art is not just a hobby but also a disease which is very hard to throw off,” says dealer Malcolm Innes.

Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.

In 2010 The National Gallery held the first exhibition of works by Frederick Cayley Robinson (1862-1927) in the UK for 30 years.

A small flurry of recent good prices for Australian artist Herbert Ivan Babbage (1875-1916) continued at David Lay (18% buyer’s premium) in Penzance, Cornwall.

This dramatic scene depicts the burning of a warehouse in Wapping Wharf during the Bristol Riots of 1831.

One of the most-represented names in the Fry collection was William Henry Hunt (1790-1864).

Works by Peter De Wint performed well at both Sotheby’s A Fine Line auction on July 7 and the online sale of Old Master and British Works on Paper from July 2-8.

This large 3ft 11in x 6ft 3in (1.2 x 1.91m) marine picture, painted by French Impressionist Karl Daubigny (1846-86), shows fisherfolk in Normandy loading a traditional fishing vessel with kelp and oysters.

Exhibition showcases work inspired by artists’ colony of Kirkcudbright and surrounding area

Separated for over a century, a trio of small panels by Sir Edward John Poynter (1836-1919) have been reunited thanks to a dealer, an auction and two Australian Victorian art collectors.