Latest News Articles by Alex Capon
Ben Nevis takes artist back to highs
24 July 2023Like his father of the same name, Thomas Miles Richardson Jnr (1813-90) began his career in Newcastle but he moved to London in 1846.
Artist identified? That’s Joli good
24 July 2023Previously unrecorded view by the Italian scenic painter now joins six others of Naples already known
Art Market: International interest boosts London sale
17 July 2023Olympia Auctions (25% buyer’s premium) reported some significant overseas interest at its latest Fine Paintings, Works on Paper & Sculpture auction with almost a third of buyers from outside the UK.
Pearce peppers up a Penzance auction
17 July 2023In the oeuvre of ‘primitive’ painter Bryan Pearce (1929-2006), still-lifes are significantly rarer than his marine and harbour scenes.
Old Master auction series posts best total since 2017
10 July 2023The latest Old Master auctions in London posted the highest total for a series in this category in the capital since 2017.
Buyer’s premium now raised at all the major players
10 July 2023The flagship London summer sales were the first to take place since the major auction houses all raised their buyer’s premiums in the first half of 2023.
Two hundred years of the Cotmans celebrated as a single collection
10 July 2023Family group at auction offered works by several generations including the renowned John Sell Cotman
LS Lowry work provides a rare pastel purchase
10 July 2023Five original LS Lowry (1887-1976) pictures sold to five different buyers at Tennants’ (22% buyer’s premium) latest Modern & Contemporary art sale.
Sweerts masterwork lifts Christie’s Old Master sale to seven-year high
07 July 2023Three rediscovered lots boosted Christie’s latest Old Master auction, helping the saleroom post its highest total for a sale in this category in London for seven years.
Katherine Parr portrait sets record for a Tudor painting
06 July 2023A portrait of Katherine Parr once believed to have been destroyed by fire set an auction record for any Tudor painting at Sotheby’s last night.
Pick of the week: Joanna ploughed on as Reginald
03 July 2023Works by Reginald Pepper (fl.1970s-90s) are not very common at auction – and this is not just because he doesn’t exist.
Caton Woodville hits new high
03 July 2023Painting of an Indian Mutiny scene smashes the record thanks to bidding from the sub-continent
Klimt clinches European record
03 July 2023A Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) portrait that made a record for any work sold at auction in Europe helped lift the latest series of Modern and Contemporary sales in London.
Gustav Klimt portrait makes record for any work sold in Europe
28 June 2023The last portrait painted by Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) sold at Sotheby’s in London last night for £74m, a record for any artwork ever sold at an auction in Europe.
Is the future bright for Scottish Colourists?
26 June 2023Latest results for works by the stars of the Scottish market show strong prices but a bit of a mixed picture
Adler led avant garde into the British art world
26 June 2023Refugee artist provided first-hand experience of cutting edge style
JMW Turner view of Finchley among five lots to watch this week
19 June 2023With estimates from £300, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week.
Interview: ‘It’s not so much a business but a way of life’
19 June 2023Ahead of David Messum’s major show of British paintings in London and Marlow, the veteran dealer tells ATG about his long career – and how he relaxes on a terrace in Corfu with a paintbrush and a G&T
Gustav Klimt portrait at Sotheby’s could set record for a painting sold in Europe
15 June 2023One of only a small number of portraits by Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) still in private hands will be offered at Sotheby’s in London this summer.
Surprise in the saleroom as 'manner of' Old Master makes over 50 times estimate
12 June 2023Among a number of works at the latest Old Master, British and European Art sale at Sworders (25% buyer’s premium) sparking keen interest were a couple of contrasting paintings selling well above predictions.