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The wide and varied world of Post-war and Contemporary art has become a major part of the art market and a key sector for the leading auction houses.

Police appeal for help to trace Frank Auerbach paintings in fraud case
15 April 2019A police appeal has been launched for the recovery of two Frank Auerbach (b.1931) paintings as part of a fraud investigation.

Lyon & Turnbull’s new sale shows plenty of growth potential
15 April 2019The financial highlight at Lyon & Turnbull’s (25% buyer’s premium) inaugural Modern Made auction at the Mall Galleries in London was provided by an auction record for Malaysian Modernist painter and poet Abdul Latiff Mohidin (b.1938).

Artists inspired by Modern British tradition and the imagination feature in two London shows
13 April 2019A group of 32 works by contemporary painter Nicholas Turner exploring themes of memory and time go on show at Chelsea gallery Jonathan Cooper next month.

Singapore artist's abstract brings interest in Derbyshire
18 March 2019An abstract creation by the revered Singaporean artist Cheong Soo Pieng (1917-83) took £15,500 at Derbyshire saleroom Hansons (20% buyer’s premium).

George Michael auction at Christie’s led by Damien Hirst’s dove in formaldehyde
14 March 2019Christie’s auction of the George Michael collection in London tonight was led by 'The Incomplete Truth' by Damien Hirst (b.1965), a work from 2006 featuring a dove in a tank of formaldehyde.

10 highlights from the George Michael collection on offer at Christie’s
12 March 2019The art collection of singer and songwriter George Michael is being offered at Christie’s in a two-part auction this week. The lots will be divided between a 61-lot live sale at King Street in London on March 14 and a further 112 feature in an online timed sale that runs until March 15.

London's Contemporary art sales fall year-on-year despite sales of Hockney and Freud portraits
11 March 2019A lack of sufficient stellar consignments at the latest Contemporary art sales in London meant the overall total was down on last year.

David Hockney double portrait at Christie’s tops London’s Contemporary art auction series
07 March 2019A large David Hockney (b.1937) double portrait led Christie’s latest evening sale of post-war and contemporary art in London.

Huge Jenny Saville painting at Sotheby’s auction makes 1000% increase over 10 years
06 March 2019It was a case of little and large at Sotheby’s last night as an enormous work by Jenny Saville (b.1970) and a small portrait by Lucian Freud both sold at the firm’s latest Contemporary art evening sale in London.

UK’s modern and contemporary art auction market records highest growth in 2018
13 February 2019Despite economic concerns such as Brexit and the possibility of global trade wars, the UK’s top contemporary art auction houses posted the highest growth for Modern and contemporary art sales in 2018.

Street artist Pure Evil to host Berkshire auction house Dawson’s next design sale in east London gallery
12 February 2019The Welsh artist, whose real name is Charles Uzzell-Edwards, runs his Pure Evil Galleries on Leonard Street in Hoxton, east London, and Dawson’s will hold its third Design At Home auction at the venue on April 7.

George Michael’s art collection to be auctioned for charity at Christie’s
08 February 2019The art collection of the late singer George Michael is coming to auction in March at Christie’s in London.

Julian Trevelyan’s final work provides lift to new Connect fair
04 February 2019Julian Trevelyan’s (1910-88) final oil painting, depicting Strawberry Hill against a pink sky, sold in the first hours of Connect – The Independent Art Fair’s inaugural staging on January 29.

5 Questions: Mark Peaker of 3812 Gallery
28 January 2019Mark Peaker is co-founder and chief executive of Hong Kong’s 3812 Gallery, which specialises in Chinese post-war and contemporary art with a focus on ink. A new branch of the business opened in St James’s, London, last year. The exhibition 'Echoes' runs from January 28-March 9.

Grayson Perry sculpture stars as London Art Fair puts the spotlight on modern and contemporary ceramic
18 January 2019A glazed ceramic sculpture by Grayson Perry, ‘Fucking Art Centre’, was one of the early standout sales at London Art Fair, selling for a price in excess of £50,000 to a UK collector.

Gallery takes legal action against Christie’s over private sale of Francis Bacon painting
16 January 2019A legal claim lodged against Christie’s in New York has highlighted some of the practices relating to private sales that top-end auctioneers make behind closed doors.

Arts hub in King’s Cross is venue for Piano Nobile’s latest exhibition
14 January 2019'Cave Painting I' by British artist Jean Cooke (1927- 2008) is among the works on offer at Piano Nobile’s exhibition 'A Modern Venus'.
5 Questions: Kathryn Bell of Fine Art Consultancy
14 January 2019Kathryn Bell runs Fine Art Consultancy, which offers British and Japanese contemporary art as well as Modern British prints. The gallery next stands at 'Connect', the art fair in London that runs from January 29-February 2.

New independent art fair in London targets younger customers with competitive prices
14 January 2019New independent art fair targets younger and fresh customers with competitive prices

The hand of Winston Churchill rubs shoulders with contemporary art at annual London event
07 January 2019Works by major names in modern art are available in north London this month. The annual London Art Fair might have a contemporary focus, with many of the attending dealerships and surrounding projects concentrating on recent works, but a healthy supply of older 20th century art for buyers is available to snap up from established galleries.

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