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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Barns-Graham and Nicholson in the spotlight

24 June 2024

Pictures by two leading women of the Modern British art movement sold strongly at a Lyon & Turnbull (26/25/20% buyer’s premium) auction in London.

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Robert Young summer show: Simply

24 June 2024

A very early 18th century Scandinavian rune stick offered for £5500 is one of the highlights of the Robert Young Antiques summer show.

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Filipino painting provides an art house record

24 June 2024

Bury St Edmunds might not be the most obvious place to find pieces of Filipino modernism.

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Irish art results ‘Nearly as strong as Celtic Tiger good old days’

24 June 2024

Irish art sales rated as ‘very good’ despite some supply challenges as private collectors wait to consign

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Marine artist James on a crash course to £6000 result

24 June 2024

Crashing waves are the signature subject of 19th century marine painter David James (1853-1904).

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Second staging of a new classic

24 June 2024

Event that filled the void left by Art & Antiques for Everyone is back at Birmingham NEC after its debut last year

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Artist not confirmed but Old Master tells a Florentine family history tale

24 June 2024

While the identity of the main artist was up for debate, the impressive ownership of a work sold in Austria was not in doubt

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Old Master by unknown painter causes a stir as Bavarian collection comes to auction

24 June 2024

On May 8, Neumeister (30% buyer’s premium) in Munich sold the collection of Hans Constantin Faussner, a Bavarian lawyer and art collector.

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ATG letter: Howzat for an early cricket photo

24 June 2024

I have recently purchased a Victorian photo album which might contain the earliest cricket photos, c.1852.

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Shackleton’s last voyage seen in photos

24 June 2024

The list of Polar exploration ships once lost but now rediscovered grew in number recently when it was announced the Quest had been located.

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Fish market scene catches the eye

24 June 2024

A monumental painting of a fish market soared to unexpected heights at the May 16 auction at Lempertz (26% buyer’s premium) in Cologne.

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Bidders go for Subleyras link

24 June 2024

On May 28 in Bruges, Carlo Bonte (28% buyer’s premium) offered The Hermit, Brother Luce, an oil study attributed to the French late Baroque painter Pierre Hubert Subleyras (1699-1749).

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Menzel’s Moroccans became a timely work

24 June 2024

June 2, 1878, began as a normal day in the varied life of the German artist Adolph von Menzel.

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Fine Art Society hosts a major exhibition of British pop artist Gerald Laing

21 June 2024

Pulling together the works of Gerald Laing (1936-2011) from 1962-2011, an exhibition at the Fine Art Society has a focus on the illusions of stardom and the fabled creation of muses.

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Hockney California drawing rediscovered by Chiswick Auctions

20 June 2024

A large prime period ‘California’ drawing by David Hockney, recently rediscovered by Chiswick Auctions, comes for sale this month.

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Rediscovered Edward Bawden watercolour finds path to London auction

19 June 2024

A watercolour by Edward Bawden (1903-1989) which was considered lost since the 1940s emerged at the latest fine art sale held at Olympia Auctions.

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Macau scenes set record for William Prinsep at Bonhams

19 June 2024

Two watercolours of the Portuguese colony of Macao by the British colonial artist William Prinsep (1794-1874) sold for record sums in Bonhams’ latest Travel & Exploration sale.

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A portrait miniature of Irish revolutionary Robert Emmet rouses bidders at auction

17 June 2024

The emergence of a rare portrait miniature of Robert Emmet, dated c.1803, at Gorringe’s in Lewes proved to be an exciting discovery.

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Library emerges as big buyer at dedicated Welsh art auction

17 June 2024

Institution based in Aberystwyth purchases five post-war works at regular dedicated Welsh auction

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Sculpture focus: Walk this way

17 June 2024

Sculpture trails are part of the attractions this summer along with dealer shows and auctions

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