Fine Art

It is a rare event when a painting by Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017) turns up at a German auction, but on June 5, Van Ham can offer his 1996 painting Miami in its Modern and Contemporary sale.

Painted just after the Second World War, this Surrealist landscape by John Tunnard (1900-71) depicts a series of futuristic antennae, ancient megaliths and henges – plus the ‘dry tree’ motif the artist used as a symbol of destruction and death.

Six of the 45 distinctive designs from the artist’s spectacular London villa emerge at auction

Christie’s first major auction series since raising its buyer’s premium last month kicked off in New York offering Impressionist and Modern art.

This view of Wadham College, Oxford, by William Crotch (1775-1847) is the first and earliest in a catalogue of his works on show at Guy Peppiatt Fine Art.

A collection of works by the Cotman family of artists is coming for sale at Maidenhead auction house Dawsons this month.

William Christian Symons (1845-1911) had a varied career, working as a designer for Royal Doulton but also in a wide range of roles.

Has the film 'The Electrical Life of Louis Wain' raised demand for the artist?

Shown here are pages from an extremely long, hand-coloured aquatint record on one continuous folding strip just a little over 4in tall, but a work that would extend to around 19ft (5.8m) if fully opened.

Welcome focus on women painters in recent years shows no sign of slowing down amid great interest and demand

Disputed sculpture was given the thumbs-up by the French emperor and then greatly admired

Now hugely popular, this collecting field actually took many years to get going

Colonial French-influenced Vietnamese painting continues to be a strong market performer with examples regularly turning up in French auctions and making significant sums.

This drawing by the Surrealist artist Francis Picabia (1879-1953) had several interesting associations in its provenance.

This work by Henry Fuseli (1741-1825) is a study for the figure of a kneeling figure of Caractacus’ daughter in the artist’s painting 'Caractacus’ speech before Claudius'.

A lively market has emerged for the linocuts of Great Bardfield artist Edward Bawden

Fair in Petworth benefits from its setting near to a famous National Trust’s property and an 'antiques destination' town

'Cattle Market, Braintree' from 1937 is a trademark Edward Bawden image. But it is also the artist’s only pre-war editioned print.