Modern British Art
Paintings, sculptures and prints made by 20th century British artists. Big names in this sector include Stanley Spencer, Paul Nash and LS Lowry.
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The ‘studio’ works that place forgotten artists in a new light
20 November 2023Works that come to auction directly from artists’ estates often have extra appeal due to a combination of factors.
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Third tranche of Sir Rod Stewart's collection emerges at Sworders
13 November 2023More items from the collection of Sir Rod Stewart are coming up for sale at Sworders this year.
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Aldeburgh's Thompsons Gallery hosts latest Christmas exhibition
13 November 2023Thompsons Gallery, Aldeburgh, opens its Christmas exhibition, one of the leading events of its yearly calendar, on December 2.
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Buyer chooses Chadwick couple
13 November 2023Lynn Chadwick’s (1914-2003) figure sculptures of the 1960s-80s consist largely of angular male and female couples – standing, sitting, walking or lying together.
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Art and antiques dealers gear up for a busy festive period
13 November 2023ATG takes a look at some of the many dealer exhibitions being staged in the run-up to Christmas
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New book: ‘David Bowie was a big fan’ of this artist
13 November 2023To celebrate the centenary of St Ives abstract artist Alexander Mackenzie (1923-2002), Scarborough-based dealer and auctioneer Keith Chapman has recently published the first book on his paintings.
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Penzance gallery celebrates contribution of local collectors to exhibitions ahead of auction
06 November 2023A Cornish exhibition gives the final chance to view a group of more than 150 paintings and ceramics by influential artists and potters working in the county before they are dispersed at auction.
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The wheel deal: Zinkeisen’s unchained melody
06 November 2023Scenes of parks were a favourite topic of artist Doris Clare Zinkeisen (1897-1991) although most of those produced show figures or horses and carriages.
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Strong Winifred Nicholson result outside London
06 November 2023A high price for a Winifred Nicholson (1893-1981) picture sold outside the main London rooms came recently in Cumbria.
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Laurence Biddle brings a bidding battle
06 November 2023Among the works that caught the eye at a Mellors & Kirk (24% buyer’s premium) sale in Nottingham was a flower painting by Laurence Biddle (1888-1968).
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The name’s Bond: Jane Bond
06 November 2023Jane Bond (b.1939), a costume designer for stage, television and films, started painting portraits especially from the early 1980s onward.
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Ethel Walker works stand out in the saleroom
06 November 2023Two of the highest prices at auction in the last 20 years for Dame Ethel Walker (1861-1951) came at Roseberys’ (26% buyer’s premium) latest Modern British & 20th Century Art sale.
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Go fishing to catch a Prunella Clough work in Canada
06 November 2023It was in the early 1950s that Prunella Clough (1919-99) ‘found’ her subject matter after touring London’s industrial wastelands and factories.
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Modern and Contemporary art: middle market for 20th century makes a greater impact
06 November 2023Many 20th century works are selling very healthily at mid-range price points
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That loving feline: David Hockney ceramic cat doubles estimate at auction
30 October 2023A rare ceramic cat given by David Hockney (b.1937) to strangers who helped him as a student fetched a record price for one of the artist’s sculptural felines when it sold at Stacey’s in Chelmsford.
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Robert Kime: ‘Great assembler of beautiful things’
30 October 2023Pictures were a prominent part of the Robert Kime (1946-2022) aesthetic.
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Charles Ginner takes to the London rooftops
23 October 2023The highest prices at auction for the Camden Town Group artist Charles Ginner (1878-1952) have all come for oil paintings but his precise, lucid style very much leant itself to the medium of watercolour.
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Cedric Morris allegorical work from 1938 comes to auction
16 October 2023An allegorical bird and flower oil painted by the artist-plantsman Cedric Morris (1889-1982) in the shadow of the Second World War comes to auction this month.
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Iberia held a fascination for Hillier
16 October 2023The early English Surrealist Tristram Hillier (1905-83) was a regular visitor to Spain and Portugal.
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The Birleys up close and personal
16 October 2023Group of paintings the artistic couple kept at their beloved manor house find new homes after auction
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