Latest News Articles by Alex Capon
Debut sale boosted by Egyptian art collection
22 May 2023A group of 25 works by Egyptian artists drew notable interest at the inaugural sale of Modern & Contemporary African and Middle Eastern art at Olympia Auctions.
Post-war & Contemporary art: Rich pickings down south London
22 May 2023High-value Post-war and Contemporary art is increasingly on offer beyond Mayfair and the centre of the capital
Olympia picture sales at the double
22 May 2023French artist Nancy Delouis (b.1941) was born into an artistic family.
Indian works making good progress
22 May 2023Two separately consigned Modern Indian paintings were among the notable performers at Chiswick Auctions (25% buyer’s premium) in the early spring, one fetching an expected price but the other making a sum that was more of a surprise.
Ben Nicholson's sense of purity helps generate demand
22 May 2023This untitled work from c.1945 by Ben Nicholson (1894-1982) comprises a mahogany relief applied with oil paint. It was offered at Mallams (25% buyer’s premium) of Oxford on May 17-18 as part of its Modern Art & Design sale.
Certainly worth a handshake at £23,000
22 May 2023The artist Júlio Pomar (1926- 2018) is considered one of the most important modern Portuguese painters.
Auction record for any book as Hebrew bible takes $38.1m at Sotheby’s
18 May 2023Setting an auction record for any book, manuscript or item of Judaica, a work billed as the ‘earliest and most complete Hebrew bible’ in existence sold for $33.5m (£26.6m) at Sotheby’s New York.
Japanese collector wins battle for Klimt’s lakeside view
17 May 2023A view of Austria’s Lake Attersee by Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) led Sotheby’s latest sale of Modern art in New York.
Symons supporters make a bugle call
15 May 2023William Christian Symons (1845-1911) had a varied career, working as a designer for Royal Doulton but also in a wide range of roles.
Funny felines stand up and deliver Louis Wain record
15 May 2023Has the film 'The Electrical Life of Louis Wain' raised demand for the artist?
Alma-Tadema’s friends put on a panel show at his house
15 May 2023Six of the 45 distinctive designs from the artist’s spectacular London villa emerge at auction
Christie’s raises buyer’s premium... then sets a Rousseau record
15 May 2023Christie’s first major auction series since raising its buyer’s premium last month kicked off in New York offering Impressionist and Modern art.
Interview: 'Bawden prints are a bit of fun'
08 May 2023Amy Scanlon, head of Modern and Contemporary art at Sworders of Stansted Mountfitchet, discusses her affection for Bawden prints
Edward Bawden: Printmaker at the cutting edge
08 May 2023A lively market has emerged for the linocuts of Great Bardfield artist Edward Bawden
A rural Essex man who loved the city
08 May 2023'Cattle Market, Braintree' from 1937 is a trademark Edward Bawden image. But it is also the artist’s only pre-war editioned print.
Indian artist’s ‘Bindu’ picture brings hefty demand at Roseberys’ auction
05 May 2023A large acrylic on canvas by Indian artist Syed Haider Raza (1922-2016) drew strong interest at Roseberys (25% buyer’s premium), surpassing a £50,000-70,000 estimate and selling at £240,000 to a private collector.
Turner and Wilkie turn up at auction
01 May 2023Drawing four phone bidders plus online, a rediscovered early watercolour of Chepstow Castle by JMW Turner (1775-1851) led Cheffins’ latest fine art sale.
Webb depicts majesty of Greenwich Palace in smaller form
01 May 2023Born into a family of artists, James Webb (c.1825-95) became a prolific painter primarily of landscapes, seascapes and river scenes depicting locations around England and Wales as well as the Netherlands, France, Italy and southern Spain.
London as seen before the big blaze
01 May 2023View of the city ahead of the Great Fire was attributed to a Dutch artist who produced several panoramas
Famous tiger burns bright – despite being a copy
01 May 2023A later but good copy of George Stubbs’ (1724-1806) famous painting Portrait of The Royal Tiger earned its stripes when it emerged at auction.