Latest News Articles by Alex Capon
Thomas Lawrence portrait of Duke of Wellington heads back to auction
23 May 2026A portrait of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, by Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830) will be offered at Christie’s this summer.
Duncan Grant goes for a canine subject
22 May 2026Although figurative studies, still-lifes and landscapes are most common in the oeuvre of Duncan Grant (1885-1978), it was a work with a somewhat different subject that turned heads at a recent auction in Carmarthen.
Hallett harvest scene reaps a £5000 record result
22 May 2026The artist Alfred W Hallett (1914-86) is mostly known for his portraits, landscapes and flower paintings made in India from 1938 onwards.
John Nash trees grow to £10,500
22 May 2026Among a good number of works by John Nash (1893-1977) commanding interest at the spring sales this year was a painting titled 'Gnarled Trees' which came to Ewbank’s (25% buyer’s premium) in Surrey.
New York series boasts confidence as Jackson Pollock sails to record $157m
21 May 2026The latest round of Modern and Contemporary art sales in New York showed the top-end of the market gaining momentum with a series of record prices for leading names in the sector.
Rare watercolour of Grenada flies to 15 times estimate
20 May 2026The artist George Heriot (1759-1839) is perhaps best known for his landscapes of Canada and pictures of indigenous people.
Rediscovered Anna Tonelli portrait goes above estimate at Cotswolds auction
15 May 2026A rare painting by the Italian artist Anna Tonelli (c.1763-1846) emerged at a sale at Cotswold Auction Company (24% buyer’s premium) this week.
Born without hands or feet: the remarkable artist Matthias Buchinger
15 May 2026Rare family tree drawing by the 18th-century artist, magician, musician and showman comes to auction
Duncan Grant still life catches the eye at Modern Made sale
13 May 2026While a bountiful Cedric Morris still life was the headline lot at Lyon & Turnbull’s (27/26% buyer’s premium) latest Modern Made sale, it wasn’t the only flower painting that drew keen interest at the auction.
Blooming marvellous: Cedric Morris flower painting makes it to £180,000 with help of 27 species
08 May 2026A detailed and colourful flower study by Sir Cedric Lockwood Morris (1889-1982) attracted fervent competition at Lyon & Turnbull’s latest Modern Made auction in London.
Samuel Palmer and printmaking: the other side of his creativity
08 May 2026Ahead of a new exhibition at a London gallery, Alex Capon takes a closer look at the renowned Romantic artist’s later work and the market that now exists via auction houses and dealerships
Major record for Alfred Parsons as view of the Somerset hills flies over estimate
07 May 2026Alfred Parsons (1847-1920) is generally considered a solidly collectable Victorian-Edwardian artist but has never been in the same league as the major masters of the age, at least in terms of auction prices.
Expert’s eye: ‘Lamorna’ Birch collection formed by authority on the artist to be sold
06 May 2026A collection of works by Samuel John ‘Lamorna’ Birch (1869-1955) formed by an expert on Newlyn artists is coming to Salisbury saleroom Woolley & Wallis this summer.
Five highlights from the Lewis collection being offered at Sotheby’s
04 May 2026This summer Sotheby’s will offer what is billed as ‘the most valuable single collection ever offered in London’.
London calling for Welsh art as more Kyffin Williams works set high prices
01 May 2026Cardiff auction indicates latest demand trends influencing the market for leading Welsh painter Sir Kyffin Williams
Important collection of John Tunnard works brings demand in Newcastle
27 April 2026Newcastle saleroom Anderson & Garland offered what was billed as “the most comprehensive private holding of works by John Tunnard (1900-71) ever to come to the market” this week.
Royal Alice sets sail ‘on sailcloth’ as naïve paintings charm bidders
24 April 2026Among the most intriguing naïve pictures sold recently was a simple and ostensibly unassuming painting of a ship offered at a recent Dominic Winter (22% buyer’s premium) auction.
Back to school: Dealer sells rediscovered early view of Marlborough College
22 April 2026A rediscovered naïve painting showing Marlborough College in the years before the school was founded has been sold by a dealer to the college itself.
Early Ivon Hitchens landscape tops estimate at Gloucestershire auction
20 April 2026Among the Modern British art highlights sold in the English regions so far this spring was a striking landscape that made a significant sum for an early Ivon Hitchens (1893-1979) at Kinghams' (26% buyer’s premium) latest British Art & Design sale.
Paris art enthusiast wins €1m Pablo Picasso portrait in charity raffle
16 April 2026A gouache on paper by Pablo Picasso, Tête de Femme from 1941, was won in a charity raffle this week.