Latest News Articles by Anne Crane
Paris Drawings Week draws on a 28-year legacy
18 March 2019The long-standing fair 'Salon du Dessin' remains at the core of the annual works on paper events in the French capital.
Attention turns to Asian art in New York as specialist week of exhibitions and auctions kicks off
14 March 2019The art market focus in the Big Apple at the moment is on Asian works as Manhattan’s galleries and major auction houses stage the latest edition of ‘Asia Week New York’.
Phillips to offer 1950s interior furnishings by Gio Ponti from Milan apartment
11 March 2019A 30-lot sale of furniture from an apartment designed in 1951 by the celebrated and multi-talented Italian architect and designer Gio Ponti is to go under the hammer on March 21 in London.
Rubens sketch emerges
11 March 2019A rare oil sketch by Peter Paul Rubens created for an important commission in Antwerp has been discovered in a house in northern France and will come up for auction in Lille on March 31.
New York Asian showcase celebrates its 10th anniversary
11 March 2019Spring celebration in New York of the Asia’s art and antiques marks a landmark birthday.
Asia Week New York auction highlights including the Chenn Family collection of Chinese paintings at Heritage Auctions
11 March 2019A selection of highlights from auctions being held either as part of or timed to coincide with Asia Week New York.
Asia Week New York dealer shows including Indian paintings at Francesca Galloway's exhibition
11 March 2019At look at highlights from some of the dealer shows which are held as part of the Asia Week New York spring fest.
Journeys of discovery: Highlights from the stands of 11 dealers at TEFAF 2019
04 March 2019An intriguing find by a dealer new to TEFAF Maastricht leads a look at some of the highlights on offer at the huge event.
Rubens oil sketch discovered in northern France offered in Lille auction
04 March 2019A rare oil sketch by Peter Paul Rubens created for an important commission in Antwerp has been discovered in a house in northern France and will come up for auction in Lille on March 31.
Rediscovered Jean-Antoine Houdon busts offered in New York State
04 March 2019Two rediscovered marble busts by the French 18th century sculptor Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741-1828) are to be offered in Cottone Auctions’ next sale in Geneseo on March 23.
French art glass offered in Kansas auction
04 March 2019Plenty of French art glass features in Woody Auction’s March 9 sale in Douglass, Kansas, including this bowl by Daum.
Mexican anthropomorphic mask offered in Paris
04 March 2019Paris is a centre for auctions of Pre-Columbian art. On March 18 Copages is offering an Italian collection of works that were sourced from major salerooms such as Christie’s, Sotheby’s and Loudmer as well as specialist dealers like Galerie Mermoz and the Emmeritz Gallery.
Pre-Columbian sale at Christie’s Paris includes Aztec stone sculpture
04 March 2019On April 9 Christie’s will be holding a Pre-Columbian sale featuring the 90-lot collection formed by Felix and Heidi Stoll from Basel as well as around 50 pieces from other vendors.
Early years of photography celebrated at Chartres sale
04 March 2019Vintage photographic equipment will be up for grabs at the Ivoire Chartres auction firm on March 9-10.
Louis XIV French table clock emerges in Dallas auctions
04 March 2019This early 18th century Louis XIV French table clock is part of a selection of 19 early European timekeepers that feature in Heritage Auctions’ fine and decorative arts sale in Dallas on March 8-10.
VOGEL AND OLIVE COLLECTIONS: Two auctions showing the highs and the lows of traditional markets
25 February 2019The sale of two great collections at auction – one in London, the other in New York – has highlighted the ebbs and flows of the market for early British pottery and furniture.
Paul Gauguin garden scene with bonus of the artist’s ‘earliest’ self portraits on the back
21 February 2019A three-in-one opportunity to purchase rare early works by Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) comes up in Paris this month.
Five top pieces of Lalique glass at Bonhams’ auction of the John Nemeth collection
05 February 2019Bonhams is offering a single-owner collection of René Lalique glass in its Knightsbridge rooms on February 20.
French mantel clock set to chime in Pennsylvania
04 February 2019Included in Cordier Auctions’ large mixed-discipline sale to be held in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on February 9 will be a group of four clocks that once came from the Chicago dealer Lee Benkendorf.
English silver on offer in New York
04 February 2019This mid-19th century cruet stand is one of several lots of English silver to be offered by Clarke Auction Gallery in Larchmont, New York, on February 10.