Latest News Articles by Frances Allitt
John Hitchens retrospective brings out works surprising even to a dealer friend and neighbour
13 March 2026Modern and Contemporary dealer Elspeth Bray of Moncrieff-Bray took a gamble recently.
Dealer William Mitchell: I still have Matterhorn on my mind
06 March 2026Dealer and mountaineer is fascinated by both the peak in real life and in a Doré depiction of first ascent
Focus on the 'first wave' of modern Japanese ceramicists at Asia Week New York
06 March 2026Joan B Mirviss uses Asia Week New York to launch its spring exhibition Six Celestials, featuring works by modern artists who laid the groundwork for contemporary Japanese clay work.
Petworth gallery stages show of bright and bold Boaba works
06 March 2026Romanian artist Nafir Boaba (1929-2006) is represented in several works at the exhibition European Visions.
The TEFAF view from a dealer: Stuart Lochhead gives his take on the huge selling event
20 February 2026Stuart Lochhead, the London specialist in European sculpture, sells big and fast at TEFAF Maastricht.
Eight highlights on offer at TEFAF Maastricht as fair gets ready to welcome new exhibitors
20 February 2026Firms from the UK and as far away as USA, Mexico and Japan make debuts
Collections of watercolours, Asian art and more showcased in dealer catalogues
19 February 2026Recent dealer catalogues include a Japanese Edo period mask, a private collection of British watercolours and a first edition of Pride and Prejudice.
Art Stable in Dorset hosts father and daughter art exhibition
13 February 2026Art Stable in Dorset is holding a pair of simultaneous exhibitions on Humphrey Jennings (1907-50) and his daughter Charlotte.
The Godfather letter among highlights of Rare Books LA
13 February 2026Peter Harrington Rare Books of London brings a letter by Mario Puzo, author of The Godfather, written to Francis Ford Coppola to Rare Books LA (February 21-22).
Classic Antique Fairs doubles its dates with the addition of two fairs and another in the works
12 February 2026Classic Antique Fairs has announced that it will launch events in Manchester and Perth this year.
UK dealers witness “collectors’ confidence” at BRAFA
10 February 2026UK exhibitors at the recent BRAFA Art Fair in Brussels were heartened by a strong list of sales.
UK supplies most new exhibitors to TEFAF New York
06 February 2026TEFAF New York has announced the line-up at its next edition, which includes 10 newcomers among 88 exhibitors.
Virtual reality helps to picture purchases in place
06 February 2026Edinburgh furniture specialist Georgian Antiques is using virtual reality to address the importance of interior design to its clients.
Neo-Romantic art show nods back to 1987 event
06 February 2026Beauty, unease and nostalgia marked the works of the British Neo- Romantic artists.
Bugatti, Hoffman and Dunand deliver serious quality
06 February 2026Opened in 2024, Sceners Gallery of Paris uses a distinctive vocabulary to promote top examples of historic and contemporary design.
Take your pick of princely taste as Mayfair gallery hosts intriguing new exhibition
06 February 2026The huge changes that Florentine art underwent in the 15th century are illustrated by two pictures in Robilant + Voena’s latest exhibition in London: an altarpiece by Neri di Bicci (1419-91) and a Madonna and Child by his pupil Francesco Botticini (1446-97).
A thing of beauty on offer in Harrogate
30 January 2026A picture of a carriage horse by a once nearly forgotten animal painter is one of the stand-out offerings at the Pavilions of Harrogate Decorative, Antiques & Art Fair.
Treasure House hosts British surrealist exhibition from Southampton City Art Gallery
29 January 2026Treasure House Fair has partnered with Southampton City Art Gallery to host a special exhibition on British surrealism running during the fair's fourth staging this summer.
London specialist takes Nordic works to New York showcase
23 January 2026Swedish artists are especially prominent in show staged by first-time exhibitor at Master Drawings
Modern art specialist stages show of works by Jean Lurçat and Breon O’Casey
23 January 2026The art world descends on New York in the closing days of January. The Winter Show, Master Drawings New York, and a number of sales at the major auction houses make the season de rigeur for major collectors.