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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Sir Alfred Munnings work trots back to rostrum 20 years later

12 August 2024

Oil sketch appears at auction two decades on but overall the artist’s premium works are in short supply

Henry Orlik painting

Surrealist star wows London after 50-year absence

09 August 2024

Henry Orlik was celebrated alongside Salvador Dali and René Magritte before he withdrew from the art world. A new show at Winsor Birch is bringing him back into the spotlight

Rogers Jones auction at Gregynog Hall

Sir Kyffin Williams dominates at Rogers Jones’ inaugural sale at Gregynog Hall

07 August 2024

Welsh auction house Rogers Jones said its first sale in mid-Wales at Gregynog Hall in Powys experienced a greater turn out of room bidders than for any Welsh Sale since before covid.

Oak roof angels

Medieval oak roof angels fly above estimate in Devon

06 August 2024

The first lot offered in the latest Fine Art, Antiques & Collectors’ Items sale held at Adam Partridge (20% buyer’s premium) in Devon was simply described as ‘a group of five 16th century carved oak figures of saints …’.

William Orpen portrait of Evelyn St. George

Orpen portrait of muse and lover brings serious interest in New Jersey auction

05 August 2024

The love affair between painter Sir William Orpen (1878-1931) and Evelyn St. George has always been a subject of great public interest.

Pink and gold by Francis Campbell Boileau Cadell

Paisley Art Institute consigns 100 works to auction after withdrawing collection from host museum

05 August 2024

A 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 2024

In 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 2024

Born 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 2024

Overseas buyer emerges victorious as Old Master generates fierce competition in an Oxford sale

Womans Work

London gallery sells feminist masterpiece to Manchester Art Gallery

02 August 2024

Martin Beisly Fine Art has sold a major work by a female Victorian artist to Manchester Art Gallery.

Nick Jones

Five Questions with Church Street dealer Nick Jones

31 July 2024

Nick 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.

Picasso S Meninas 1973

The perennial power of Picasso on show at London dealership

31 July 2024

In 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

Lafayette’s gift to George Washington: Important visual record of the Bastille comes to auction

30 July 2024

A sketch of the Bastille executed only weeks after it fell during the French Revolution has emerged at auction in the US.

Bust of Nelson

Nelson bust doubles expectations at Dominic Winter auction

29 July 2024

A head-and-shoulders marble bust of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) more than doubled its top estimate at a sale in Cirencester.

Bust of the emperor Trajan

Roman style marble bust features among five lots to watch this week

29 July 2024

With estimates from £2000, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week

Fondation Maeght celebrates 60 years of Modernism

27 July 2024

La Fondation Maeght owns one of the largest collection in Europe of paintings, sculptures, drawings and graphic arts of the 20th century.

Interior scene

Works from Mayfair home of Maleki family head to Dreweatts

25 July 2024

Auction 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.

Barrie Cook in his studio

Abstract artist Barrie Cook’s studio sale to be held at Lay’s

24 July 2024

Painter and educator Barrie Cook (1929-2020) was an adopted son of Cornwall.

Michael Jackson drawing

King of Pop Michael Jackson’s drawings to appear at auction after court ruling

24 July 2024

King’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

Start a Collection with Zsuzsi Roboz at Messums

23 July 2024

Start 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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