Joseph Wright of Derby sells at £125,000 in West Sussex 29 April 2013 This previously unrecorded late work by Joseph Wright of Derby (1734-97), ‘Landscape with Rainbow’, sold for £125,000 at Bellmans in Wisborough Green, West Sussex. Art Market
Will Olympia fair be this year’s winter warmer? 09 November 2012 It seems only yesterday that the June Olympia fair closed its doors at the West London venue, but its wintry cousin is almost upon us. Dealer News
Edward Burra’s Funfair 22 July 2012 Among the best Modern British pictures offered at Lawrences of Crewkerne on July 6 was Edward Burra’s (1905-76) ‘Funfair’, which was consigned from a good local collection barely 24 hours before the catalogue went to press. Art Market
Prize lots take Old Masters’ total to a new level 09 July 2012 A string of record prices at the latest Old Master sales in London helped the sector to its highest total ever for an auction series. Art Market
Constable takes £20m but bidding fails to take off 04 July 2012 Setting a record for the artist and making one the highest prices ever seen for a British picture, John Constable's ‘The Lock’ took £20m at Christie’s evening sale on July 3. Art Market
A year on and the wind is set fair for Olympia 30 May 2012 What a difference a year makes. The sea change of opinion among the trade on the subject of June Olympia over the past year has been pretty dramatic. Dealer News
Olympia stand sales enjoy an early surge 27 February 2012 CLARION Events announced last week that stand sales for the Summer Olympia fair this June are up over 100 per cent from this time last year. Dealer News
Brueghel leads London’s Old Masters series 12 December 2011 THE strong competition that emerged for some of the most exciting pictures at the latest Old Master sales in London helped lift the series and compensated for the lack of interest at lower levels. Art Market
£6.4m for Cowdray Sale 20 September 2011 BILLED as the largest and most important country house auction of the year, Christie's three-day sale at Cowdray Park in West Sussex, netted £6.4m hammer against a £5m top estimate.
Cuts prompt councils to sell off art 12 September 2011 THE last few months have seen a dramatic increase in the number of works from provincial museums being sold on the open market as a result of government cuts.
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