Fine Art
Fine art is a staple of the dealing and auctioneering industry, featuring works ranging from Medieval art to traditional Old Masters, and right through to cutting-edge Contemporary art.
While oil paintings represent a large part of the sector, other mediums adopted by artists across the ages include drawings, watercolours, prints and photographs.
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Paisley Art Institute consigns 100 works to auction after withdrawing collection from host museum
05 August 2024A selection of 100 paintings from the collection of the Paisley Art Institute in Scotland has been consigned to Lyon & Turnbull.
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Street view and galleon at sea surface in same south London sale
05 August 2024In a fortuitous coincidence, two Old Master drawings linked to leading Netherlandish painters emerged in the same auction at Roseberys (26/25/20% buyer’s premium) in south London.
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Future French king portrayed by female painter ‘Madame Tott’
05 August 2024Born in Constantinople, the daughter of a French nobleman of Hungarian descent, painter Sophie-Ernestine de Tott (1758-1848) spent more than two decades in London as an amateur painter and musician.
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St Agnes sparks a bidding battle
05 August 2024Overseas buyer emerges victorious as Old Master generates fierce competition in an Oxford sale
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London gallery sells feminist masterpiece to Manchester Art Gallery
02 August 2024Martin Beisly Fine Art has sold a major work by a female Victorian artist to Manchester Art Gallery.
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Five Questions with Church Street dealer Nick Jones
31 July 2024Nick Jones has been a dealer for over 30 years. His shop at 34 Church Street in north London is a magnet for stylists, interior designers and celebrities.
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The perennial power of Picasso on show at London dealership
31 July 2024In 1973, celebrated artists took part in ‘Hommage à Picasso’, a project launched to celebrate the artist's 90th birthday. Gerrish Fine Art are revisiting that collective response
![The Destruction of the Bastille drawing](/media/105710/destruction-of-the-bastille-2654ne04-30-07-2024.jpg?rxy=0.34845360824742266,0.549645390070922&mode=crop&width=125&height=125&rnd=133667431380000000)
Lafayette’s gift to George Washington: Important visual record of the Bastille comes to auction
30 July 2024A sketch of the Bastille executed only weeks after it fell during the French Revolution has emerged at auction in the US.
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Nelson bust doubles expectations at Dominic Winter auction
29 July 2024A head-and-shoulders marble bust of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) more than doubled its top estimate at a sale in Cirencester.
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Roman style marble bust features among five lots to watch this week
29 July 2024With estimates from £2000, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week
Fondation Maeght celebrates 60 years of Modernism
27 July 2024La Fondation Maeght owns one of the largest collection in Europe of paintings, sculptures, drawings and graphic arts of the 20th century.
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Works from Mayfair home of Maleki family head to Dreweatts
25 July 2024Auction house Dreweatts has secured a consignment of works from the Mayfair home of Eskandar and Fatima Maleki. It will offer the collection in a dedicated sale on September 25.
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Abstract artist Barrie Cook’s studio sale to be held at Lay’s
24 July 2024Painter and educator Barrie Cook (1929-2020) was an adopted son of Cornwall.
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King of Pop Michael Jackson’s drawings to appear at auction after court ruling
24 July 2024King’s Auctions of Las Vegas has been appointed by the Superior Court of California to sell a collection of original artworks signed by Michael Jackson (1958-2009).
![Lovers On The Sand](/media/105506/lovers-on-the-sand.jpg?rxy=0.28621908127208479,0.50641025641025639&mode=crop&width=125&height=125&rnd=133662027570000000)
Start a Collection with Zsuzsi Roboz at Messums
23 July 2024Start a Collection was launched by David Messum to encourage and welcome first-time buyers. This year's event celebrates the work of Zsuzsi Roboz (1929-2012).
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Tibetan statuettes hit heights
22 July 2024Himalayan gilt metal statuettes featured prominently among the best-sellers in several Drouot sales including a number of modestly estimated examples that were pursued to way past their guides.
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Dutch winter scene stands out in selective Old Master sale at Bonhams
22 July 2024This winter scene by Dutch Golden Age painter Jan Griffier (1656-1718) was a highlight of Bonhams’ (28/27/21/14.5% buyer’s premium) Old Masters sale.
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London Art Week draws in top quality buyers
22 July 2024In its latest edition London Art Week (LAW) showcased 35 participants, including four taking part in LAW Digital, and also the three major London auction houses: Bonhams, Christie’s and Sotheby’s.
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Items of devotion amassed by devoted collector set market test
22 July 2024Dealer Speelman’s own figures and vessels shine among Asian art sales held in Paris
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Old Masters: ‘Slimmed down’ offering reflects reduced diet amid supply and demand challenges
22 July 2024‘Hesitant’ was how one dealer summed up bidding at the latest round of Old Master sales in London.
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