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The elusive earlier John Frederick Lewis
27 May 2019While the 19th century English painter John Frederick Lewis (1805-76) is chiefly remembered for his major Orientalist creations – several of which have sold for more than £1m at auction – much less is known about his early career.
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Elisabeth Frink maquette flies to five figures
27 May 2019Inside Manchester Airport stands a sculpture dedicated to John Alcock and Arthur Brown, two aviators who made the first non-stop transatlantic flight in June 1919.
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Family collection based on imports for fertiliser produces a healthy farmhouse dispersal
20 May 2019Inherited Dutch Old Masters offered alongside recently acquired modern works by artists such as Walter Sickert, Edward Seago and Gerald Kelly proved a winning formula at Dreweatts’ (25% buyer’s premium) country house dispersal held on May 1 at Donnington Priory.
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Eyewitness view captures last action of the Indian Mutiny
20 May 2019Painted by Lt Gen Henry Hope Crealock (1831-91), this 6ft 8in (2m) wide pen and ink drawing is an eyewitness account of The Action of Bareilly – the battle of the last stronghold of Indian independence in 1858.
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Ganymed prints boost Lowry value
20 May 2019When it comes to buying limited-edition prints by LS Lowry (1887-1976), those produced by one publisher in particular stand out above the rest for collectors.
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‘Cornish Wonder’ work sells at £12,000
20 May 2019A portrait by John Opie (1761-1807) led nearly two dozen family portraits from the historic Penrose Estate in Porthleven, Cornwall, at local Penzance saleroom David Lay (18% buyer’s premium) on May 2.
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John Thomas Serres oil painting showing Plymouth was ‘early sat nav’ for sailors
20 May 2019An oil in gilt frame by John Thomas Serres (1759-1825) of 'The Entrance to Plymouth Sound' offered at Charles Miller’s (24% buyer’s premium) April 30 auction represented a primitive but effective early sat nav for ships.
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Montague Dawson depicts a mystery race
20 May 2019A classic oil on canvas of yacht racing by renowned British painter Montague Dawson (1890-1973) was top-seller of The Marine Sale at Bonhams Knightsbridge (27.5/25/20/13.9% buyer’s premium) on May 1.
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Family portraits in Irish auction include one of a would-be aviation trailblazer Godwin Swifte
13 May 2019Godwin Swifte, who styled himself as Lord Carlingford, was a member of one of Ireland’s notable families and a maverick of early flight.
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Standards fly high in New York Old Master sales
13 May 2019Among the top lots at Christie’s (25/20/13.5% buyer’s premium) trio of Old Master sales during ‘Classic Week’ was a rediscovered oil sketch by Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825) for 'The Distribution of the Eagle Standards'.
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Sidney Nolan work found in a cupboard
13 May 2019A monogram and faint signature to a botanical study sold at Derbyshire saleroom Hansons (20% buyer’s premium) revealed it to be the work of celebrated Australian artist Sidney Nolan (1917-92).
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Affordable art: Three works sold for under £1001 including an oil by Paul Gauguin's son
13 May 2019Three modestly valued works selling at regional sales below £1001, including an oil by Paul Gauguin's son Pola.
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William Ratcliffe lays out the case for his talents
06 May 2019An interior scene by one of the lesser-known members of the Camden Town Group shone in a Modern and Post War British Art sale at Chiswick Auctions (25/12% buyer’s premium) in west London on April 16.
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Bold buyers win the top prizes at auction
06 May 2019At an uncertain time bidders are assertive when the best and not the rest comes up at auction.
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Affordable art: Three works sold for under £900 including a watercolour of Cliveden House
06 May 2019Three modestly valued works selling at regional sales below £900, including a watercolour view of Cliveden House.
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Biannual auctions centred on the local region bring good results for Colchester saleroom
29 April 2019“Such is the wealth of East Anglian artists I don’t think there is another region in the UK that can compete. The Cornish tradition comes close, but it goes back only 100 years – the East Anglian tradition goes back way longer.”
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Seago trio takes £44,000 at Sussex auction
29 April 2019Three oils by the popular East Anglian artist Edward Seago (1910-74) sold for £44,000 hammer at Bellmans (22% buyer’s premium) in a mammoth four-day sale held at its Sussex saleroom.
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Glasgow Girl in Edinburgh sale
29 April 2019An early illustration by the ‘Glasgow Girl’ Jessie Marion King (1875-1949) emerged as one of the high points of a Decorative Arts: Design from 1860 sale at Edinburgh saleroom Lyon & Turnbull (25/20% buyer’s premium) on April 3.
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Spiky Souza sparks bidding battle at Dreweatts
19 April 2019A drawing by the Indian artist Francis Newton Souza (1924- 2004) which he created on the verge of finding international fame in the 1950s drew intense bidding at a recent Dreweatts (25/20/12% buyer’s premium) auction.
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