Latest News Articles by Alex Capon
Auction of Robert Kime collection takes more than £7m
09 October 2023The sale of the collection of dealer and ‘titan of design’ Robert Kime drew a flurry of interest at Dreweatts last week, raising more than £7.6m hammer across three days.
Glenavy work appears in Texas
09 October 2023An intriguing painting by Lady Beatrice Glenavy (1881-1970) emerged at auction in an unusual location last month.
Mysterious result at Sotheby's shows market stays ‘stubbornly mercurial’
09 October 2023Not for first time in recent memory, a work by a female artist made an unexpected amount at auction that left saleroom watchers and probably even the auctioneers themselves struggling to explain the price.
Raphael goes into auction battle after new attribution of horseman study
09 October 2023A study of a horse and rider billed as a late work by Raphael (1483-1520) is being offered at auction in Austria.
‘Forgotten’ or not, a market that is good for profit
09 October 2023Rediscovery of overlooked female artists is a welcome reappraisal – and driving ever-higher prices
Unrecorded Canaletto pair to headline Christie’s Old Master series
06 October 2023A pair of ‘prime location’ Venetian scenes by the great Giovanni Antonio Canal, known as Canaletto (1697-1768), will lead Christie’s Old Master sale in London on December 7.
Preparatory sketch for Raphael’s ‘ambitious project’ emerges in Vienna
05 October 2023A study of a horse and rider billed as a late work by Raphael (1483-1520) is being offered at auction in Austria.
Queen singer Freddie Mercury found his prints charming
02 October 2023Music legend’s art collecting was little known but prolific
Banksy reimagines Warhol with value branding
02 October 2023'Only Banksy' was the title of a 24-lot offering at Forum Auctions (30/24/15% buyer’s premium inc VAT) in London.
Classic Bawden Essex linocut rides into the Cotswolds
02 October 2023Among the Modern British prints generating interest at auction this summer was a copy of Edward Bawden’s (1903-89) linocut 'The Road to Thaxted'.
John Constable sketch of Willy Lott’s House makes £200,000 in Guernsey
30 September 2023A recently rediscovered oil sketch by John Constable (1776-1837) drew interest with eight telephone lines booked at Martel Maides (20% buyer’s premium) in St Peter Port, Guernsey on September 21.
Hindman holds first New York sales series
25 September 2023Hindman will hold its first sales in New York with a series of single-owner auctions from October 18-26.
Welsh Williams, but not just Sir Kyffin for once
25 September 2023Regular followers of the modern Welsh art market will know that strong competition at Rogers Jones’ (24% buyer’s premium) specialist Welsh sales normally comes for an artist called Williams.
Making hay while the sun shines: work from a Staithes Group collection
25 September 2023A dedicated sale of 117 lots from the collection of the late Teesside art dealers and Staithes Group specialists Tom and Rosamund Jordan was held this summer at Tennants (24% buyer’s premium) in North Yorkshire.
Old Masters: Off-peak service in the market
18 September 2023While the ‘peak season’ for Old Master sales in the UK traditionally falls twice a year in early July and December, coinciding with the flagship sales in the London rooms, notable lots nevertheless appear throughout the year at auctions around the country.
Dutch scholar sitter comes with a princely provenance
18 September 2023A handsome portrait with a princely provenance was among a group of intriguing Old Masters offered at a Gloucestershire saleroom
Landscape restoration project draws attention in North Yorkshire
18 September 2023One of the better performing ‘manner of’ pictures of late was a landscape very much in the style of the great French Baroque painter Claude Lorrain (1600-82).
Willem van de Velde the Younger's ships sail from south London
18 September 2023A small sketch of two ships in a gale by the leading Dutch marine painter Willem van de Velde the Younger (1633-1707) was among the lots bringing interest at Roseberys’ (25% buyer’s premium) summer sale of Old Master, British & European pictures.
Honoré Daumier takes on the law
18 September 2023Among the lots on offer at Sworders’ upcoming Old Master, British and European Art sale is a small sketch of two lawyers by Honoré Daumier (1808-79).
Charles III Coronation chairs consigned to Christie’s
15 September 2023The first chairs from this year’s Coronation to be sold are coming to auction… already.