Latest News Articles by Anne Crane
Fuseli study takes six-figure sum in Paris
08 May 2023This 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'.
All the ingredients of a useful guide
08 May 2023François Pierre de la Varenne (1618-78) is the chef credited with bringing French cuisine into the modern era.
No escaping Houdini’s research
08 May 2023'A Magician Among the Spirits' by Harry Houdini conjured up one of the highest prices in the Potter & Potter (20% buyer’s premium) Houdini-related sale in Chicago on April 8 when it sold for $15,000 (£12,095).
Big price for miniature work at Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr
08 May 2023The first 90 or so lots in Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr’s (27.5/26/20/14.5% buyer’s premium) sale of Islamic and Indian Art held in Paris on April 6 were the property of a Royal collection.
Museum secures Ingres portrait from dealer’s sale
29 April 2023The two-day sale of works from the French dealership Talabardon & Gautier was held at Drouot by Ader (28% buyer’s premium)
Millet drawing part of Alain Delon sale
24 April 2023This charcoal drawing of a Normandy milkmaid is one of four works by Jean-François Millet (1814-75) to be included in Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr’s Paris sale of the collection of Alain Delon
Painter’s fan design proves a model auction lot in Paris
24 April 2023This design for a fan leaf painted with two reclining figures of elegant women appeared in an Impressionist and Modern art sale held in Paris
Courbet nude emerges for garden party
24 April 2023This work is billed as the largest ever nude by Gustave Courbet (1819-77) to be offered at auction
Symbolist quartet leads Christie’s drawing auction series
17 April 2023A six-figure sum for Belgian Symbolist Fernand Khnopff was the top lot of Christie’s drawing-focused sale.
Roman views by artist Hubert Robert drew attention in Artcurial sale
17 April 2023Also during drawing week, and on the same day and just around the corner from Christie’s, Artcurial held a related art auction.
Real money for Lequeu’s fantasy at Drouot auction centre
17 April 2023The Drouot auction centre was also celebrating drawing week with no shortage of drawings and works on paper on offer.
Salon du Dessin draws in buyers despite Paris protests
17 April 2023Demonstrations and the bags of rubbish piled up on the Paris streets were no deterrent for visitors to the Salon du Dessin in March.
Buzz returns to Paris drawing week
17 April 2023Paris works on paper events draw a line under Covid as attendance figures bounce back
Alain Delon art collection comes to Paris auction
12 April 2023Paintings, drawings and sculptures belonging to Alain Delon will be offered for sale at auction in Paris in June by Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr.
The strong appetite at auction for Lady Anne Gordon’s ceramics
10 April 2023Ceramic works by the late Lady Anne Gordon, Dowager Marchioness of Aberdeen (1924-2007) are becoming a favourite with a new generation of collectors and decorators.
Wedgwood lights up Freeman’s sale of the Rubin Collection
03 April 2023American couple amassed an extensive collection from the famous English factory
Royal Worcester purchases in the running
27 March 2023Kenneth Ely (b.1926) had a first career as a jockey, apprenticed at the age of 15
Ceramics: Single owner collections galore grace the start of the year
20 March 2023The first months of this year have featured a string of wide-ranging ceramics groups offered at auction
The European side of Du Boulay ceramics
20 March 2023Anthony du Boulay (1929-2022) was well known as an expert on Chinese ceramics, although his interests were more wide ranging.
Privateer tribute forms the earliest piece of documentary Lowestoft
20 March 2023A broad mix of English and Continental pottery and porcelain was on offer in the latest dedicated ceramics sale held by Woolley & Wallis (25% buyer’s premium) in Salisbury, a fair slice of it contributed by single-owner collections.