Impressionist and Modern Art
One of the flagship sectors of the art market comprising works by artists from the late 19th century through to first half of the 20th century. This area includes works by Impressionist, Surrealist, Expressionist and Cubist painters.

Escher’s deep fascination with the Amalfi Coast
27 November 2023Maurits Cornelis Escher (1898-1972) arrived on the Amalfi Coast in 1923 and ultimately created more than 100 works there based on the landscape.

Picabia: top pick in a regional sale
27 November 2023A group of Modern and Impressionist pictures provided a significant boost to the latest Art & Design post 1880 sale held at Duke’s (25% buyer’s premium).

Ramses and Renoir go toe to toe
27 November 2023An ancient Egyptian sculptural fragment was the most eagerly contested lot in Thomaston Place Auction Galleries’ (20% buyer’s premium) Autumn Majestic sale on November 10-12.

Painting stolen in US recovered in UK after missing for 60 years
22 November 2023A painting by post-impressionist artist Edouard-Leon Cortés (1882-1969) has been recovered after being stolen in the US sometime in the 1950s-60s.

Picasso powers ahead to crown New York evening sales
13 November 2023A good crop of top-end Impressionist and Modern pictures lifted the latest flagship series of auctions in New York.

Traded for a tie tack, now worth over £26,000
13 November 2023Maud Lewis (1901-70) is hailed today as one of Canada’s greatest folk artists, with her works regularly bringing tremendous results at auction.

Picasso portrait leads sale of the Landau collection at Sotheby’s
09 November 2023A Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) portrait from the early 1930s set the second highest price for the artist at auction as Sotheby’s kicked off its latest fortnight of Modern and Contemporary art auctions in New York.

Magritte painting makes its first appearance at auction
06 November 2023Sotheby’s (26/20/13.9% buyer’s premium plus 1% overhead premium) staged three Impressionist, Modern and Contemporary auctions in Paris during the second half of October.

Ethel Walker works stand out in the saleroom
06 November 2023Two of the highest prices at auction in the last 20 years for Dame Ethel Walker (1861-1951) came at Roseberys’ (26% buyer’s premium) latest Modern British & 20th Century Art sale.

Paris puts on an auction show at fair time
06 November 2023A raft of Modern and Contemporary art auctions were held in Paris in the second half of October coinciding with the Paris + par Art Basel fair held at the Grand Palais Ephemère.

Lismann definitely not forgotten by collectors
06 November 2023The most contested lot in Bonhams’ October 19 Expressionism: Germany, Austria and Beyond sale was a self-portrait by the German painter Hermann Lismann (1878-1943).

Klapheck gets on his bike
06 November 2023Konrad Klapheck, who died at the end of July aged 88, was a pioneer of German pop art and is credited with the invention of so-called Machine Paintings.

Pierre Soulages in a dark mood (again): two previews
06 November 2023The career of the French artist Pierre Soulages spanned over 80 years. He died in 2022 at the age of 102.

Maud Lewis' 'Lobsterman' painting traded for a tie tack catches $45,000 in Canadian auction
04 November 2023Maud Lewis (1901-1970) is hailed today as one of Canada's greatest folk artists, with her works regularly bringing tremendous results at auction.

Moret on a rare visit outside France
30 October 2023A textbook 1900 oil by the French Impressionist Henry Moret (1856-1913) led the field at Clars (26% buyer’s premium) in Oakland, California, on September 14.

Not such a warm response to Frieze week auctions compared to last year
23 October 2023The latest Frieze week auctions in London generated a markedly lower total than the equivalent series last year.

India depicted by the ‘Slavic Gauguin’
16 October 2023Grosvenor Gallery, dedicated to European art when it was founded in 1960, made a serious commitment to Indian art in 2006 when it opened an outpost in New Delhi.

New chapter begins with Picasso show
16 October 2023A strong dealer-client relationship forms the backbone of the major Picasso exhibition at Ward Moretti this autumn.

Souza inspired at the age of 16
16 October 2023This painting by Goan artist Francis Newton Souza (1924-2002) is part of dealer Rob Dean’s exhibition of views of India from the 18th century to the present day.

Frieze forms a high point for female art at fairs
09 October 2023This year’s Frieze Masters could be the high-water mark for the representation of women at historic art fairs

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