Latest News Articles by Frances Allitt

Darwin granddaughter’s art skills evolved into engraving
03 April 2023The very first wood engraving by Gwen Raverat (1885-1957) is this 1909 work, 'The Knight of the Burning Pestle'.

St Ives gallery celebrates local artists in annual show
03 April 2023'Trees' by Karl Weschke is among the pictures featured in Belgrave St Ives’ annual exhibition on the Cornish seaside town and Modern British art.

Gallery celebrates Sayed Raza with exhibition and catalogue launch
03 April 2023Grosvenor Gallery is holding an exhibition of works by Indian Modernist Sayed Raza (1922-2016) to coincide with the release of the second volume of the artist’s catalogue raisonné and his retrospective at the Centre Pompidou in Paris.

5 Questions with Julian Hartnoll
03 April 2023Julian Hartnoll, who describes himself as a ‘Fine Artmonger’ has been trading since 1968.
Younger buyers boost TEFAF
03 April 2023Dealers at TEFAF Maastricht welcomed a batch of younger buyers during the most recent staging.

Christopher Bishop takes over Master Drawings New York and new board appointed
27 March 2023Master Drawings New York (MDNY) has a new owner, advisory board and partnership.

Art reunited: two pairs of historical coincidences brought together at TEFAF
27 March 2023A still-life and the vessel it depicts showed up at the same Maastricht fair unexpectedly this year, as did a painting and its study

London Original Print Fair looks to the future at 38
27 March 2023Specialist print fair has constantly evolved but remains at heart a celebration of these works on paper

Marlborough lion gem leads New York exhibition
27 March 2023Les Enluminures’ next New York exhibition comprises a single well-documented Italian gem.

The web shop window: an Uzbek dowry embroidery
27 March 2023Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.

5 Questions with Tanya Bielschowsky
27 March 2023Tanya Bielschowsky is a recent addition to Alfies Antique Market, who previously stood at Hampstead Antique Emporium, which has closed.

Dealers news in brief including the retirement of Welsh dealer Martin Tinney
27 March 2023A roundup of news and events from across the trade.

New fair launched at NEC to fill the Birmingham void
20 March 2023A new fair will launch at Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in April next year.

Offbeat Paul Nash image stars in Piano Nobile’s works on paper exhibition
20 March 2023'Harbour and Room' (1931), a watercolour and pencil on paper by Paul Nash (1889-1946), is included in Piano Nobile’s latest works on paper exhibition.

18th century sieve among highlights at Cotswolds fair
20 March 2023A Georgian treen searce is among the highlights available at The Cotswolds Decorative Antiques & Art Fair.

The web shop window: Victorian love token
20 March 2023Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.

5 Questions: Americana dealer Kelly Kinzle
20 March 2023Kelly Kinzle Antiques trades from New Oxford, Pennslyvania, in the US.

Dealers land major sales as museums return to TEFAF
13 March 2023Museum buyers were out in force for the early days of TEFAF Maastricht.

Dealers news in brief including a show focusing on an East Anglian artist in Aldeburgh
13 March 2023A roundup of news and events from across the trade

LAPADA fair return in 2023 boosts membership
13 March 2023The return of the LAPADA Berkeley Square Fair has generated new memberships for the association.