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.

Andrew Newell Wyeth watercolour causes a clammer at auction
10 June 2019Andrew Newell Wyeth (1917-2009), one of America’s best-known artists of the mid-20th century, focused on provincial landscapes and the people in them.

Bugatti anteater is highlight of London exhibition devoted to short-lived sculptor fascinated by zoos
27 May 2019'Grand Fourmilier' (1906), a large bronze sculpture of a giant anteater, is distinctive among a collection of bronze sculptures by Rembrandt Bugatti (1884-1916) offered at a Sladmore Gallery exhibition.

Giant haystacks and a steel rabbit post art market landmarks
20 May 2019Some eye-catching individual prices punctuated the latest Impressionist, Modern and Contemporary art sales in New York, helping to lift the year-on-year total .

John Singer Sargent later watercolours raise a combined $220,000 at Boston sale
20 May 2019The American artist John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) is best known for the high-society ‘swagger’ portraits that had earned him fame and fortune, but the watercolours he produced in greater number are more commonly available at auction.

Judge dismisses appeal against Simon de Pury in court case over 'gentleman's agreement’
17 May 2019The Court of Appeals in London has upheld a decision that said advisor Simon de Pury was entitled to a $10m fee on the strength of a handshake agreement.

Sotheby’s sets auction record for an Impressionist picture as Claude Monet 'Haystack' painting takes $97m
15 May 2019A painting from Claude Monet’s (1840-1926) ‘haystacks’ series set the highest price at auction for an Impressionist picture at Sotheby’s New York last night.

Salvador Dalí original Christmas cards predicted to make up to €1m at Paris auction
15 May 2019A group of 15 works on paper by Salvador Dalí (1904-89) which were produced as Christmas card designs will be offered in Paris this summer. They are estimated to raise up to €1m at Artcurial’s Modern and Impressionist Art auction.

Five places to see, buy and celebrate Bauhaus on its centenary
27 April 2019This year is the 100th anniversary of the Bauhaus art school and, from attending special events to buying a piece of its influential design, there are plenty of ways to mark the centenary.

Owner who bought art over 30 years is now selling his collection with dealer Dickinson
19 April 2019UK fine art dealer Dickinson features a single-owner collection of 20th century masters at TEFAF New York Spring next month.

Spiky Souza sparks bidding battle at Dreweatts
19 April 2019A drawing by the Indian artist Francis Newton Souza (1924- 2004) which he created on the verge of finding international fame in the 1950s drew intense bidding at a recent Dreweatts (25/20/12% buyer’s premium) auction.

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).

Malaysian Modernist shines at inaugural Lyon & Turnbull Modern Made auction
01 April 2019The inaugural Modern Made auction held by Lyon & Turnbull at the Mall Galleries in London last week recorded a hammer total of £800,000 (close to £1m including premium).

Stolen Picasso painting from private yacht recovered by the so-called real-life ‘Indiana Jones’ of the art world
01 April 2019A Pablo Picasso painting missing for nearly 20 years has been recovered by the so-called real-life ‘Indiana Jones’ of the art world.

Mallams Auctioneers holds selling exhibition of works by author and ‘last living surrealist’ Desmond Morris
27 March 2019A selling show of surrealist paintings by artist and scientist Desmond Morris takes place at Mallams in Oxford next month.

Bouguereau’s 20ft painting – Masterly example of French Academic painting to be offered at Sotheby’s Impressionist and Modern evening sale
13 March 2019Sotheby’s is to offer what it deems “the most important work of William-Adolphe Bouguereau’s celebrated career” as part of the Impressionist & Modern art evening sale in New York on May 14.

Irma Stern portrait leads South African politician’s collection of works being offered at Cape Town auction
13 March 2019Two private collections of South African art have yielded works by some of the leading names in the market to Strauss’ sale in Cape Town on March 18.

Irma Stern portraits from two collections headline Strauss sale in Cape Town
11 March 2019Strauss is holding its latest auction in Cape Town on March 18. Running to more than 600 lots, it offers a wide mix of material: 19th century, post-war and contemporary art, antiques and decorative arts, Asian works and jewellery.

Solid competition but slimmer sales for London’s Impressionist and Modern art auctions
04 March 2019The latest Impressionist & Modern art auction series in London generated decent competition on a few key lots but the overall total was the lowest for a February series in this category since 2016.

Singer Sargent painting blocked from export by government in hope of finding UK buyer
02 March 2019The owner of a £5.75m John Singer Sargent oil painting has been temporarily prevented from exporting the picture by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).

Major selection of German Expressionist works come to auction in New York
28 February 2019Swann Auction Galleries is to sell a major selection of German Expressionist works from one of the movement’s most important collections next week.

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