Fine Art

Strong bidding emerged at Lawrences (25% buyer’s premium) of Crewkerne for a Swedish portrait of Ellen Wester (1873-1930), a pioneering female translator and journalist.

Result of select offering in London shows a healthy market which now even includes Asian bidders

Flooding in the Waveney Valley features among a group of more than 50 paintings by Edward Seago (1910-74) on show at Portland Gallery this month.

Impressions of all three of Albrecht Dürer’s (1471-1528) famous Meisterstiche (master engravings) were sold by Grogan & Co (25% buyer's premium) on May 4.

After launching last summer with four dealers, the Aldeburgh Art Fair is back this month with five.

Recently found in Italy, a previously unrecorded portrait of Benjamin Franklin sold at Freeman’s Hindman (27/21/15% buyer's premium) in Philadelphia for $30,000 (£24,000).

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including Dreweatts offering two works by JMW Turner this month

Count Manfredi Della Gherardesca 's collection offers old and new mix of more than 400 varied lots

Simon Lamb of The Swan Gallery in Sherborne works with his wife Kristina and their son Chris specialising in oil paintings and watercolours 1800-1950, along with antique prints and early maps.

From toucans to parakeets, Browse & Darby’s summer exhibition concerns the exotic birds and other animals painted by Simon Bussy (1870-1954), a French artist linked to the Bloomsbury Set.

'Large and comprehensive' was the apt description used by Tennants (24% buyer’s premium) for a collection of British Railways photographs and slides offered on April 3.

Television host's collection yields rare studies at London auction

Two oils by the Anglo-American marine artist Robert Salmon, painted while he lived and worked in Scotland, were offered by Stair Galleries (28% buyer’s premium) in Hudson, New York, on April 25.

In his native Hungary, Károly Patkó (1895-1941) is a recognised name in early 20th century art.

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

Show covers highly rated British artist who was content to keep a low profile