Fine Art

Forming part of a small body of work relating to Malta, this vibrant oil by Julian Trevelyan (1910-88) was the runaway star in a Modern Art & Design sale at Keys (22% buyer’s premium).

Wirral-born photographer John Deakin (1912-72) is best-known for his uncompromisingly honest portraits of the Soho art scene of the 1950s and 60s.

An exhibition of work by Ray Atkins is at Belgrave St Ives. A Painter’s Odyssey will coincide with a new book about the artist’s life by Peter Davies.

‘Charming’ view by the Cornish artist lacking his usual dominant figures takes top spot in Penzance sale

With very few exceptions, the French artist Victor Philippe Lemoine-Benoit (active 1831-50) devoted almost all of his painting career to one subject: hot-air balloons of the type made famous by the Montgolfier brothers in the late 18th century.

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).

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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