Latest News Articles by Anne Crane
Gorky work from late on
22 May 2023This late untitled drawing by Arshile Gorky (1904-48) in pencil and crayon on paper was the highlight of a sale of Modern and Contemporary paintings held by Digard (25/20/14% buyer’s premium) on March 28 at Drouot in Paris.
Get your claws into a Katz work
22 May 2023The American artist Alex Katz (b.1927) is known for his large, brightly coloured and boldly delineated works.
French style chimes with clock buyers in New York
15 May 2023Fine clocks from a single-owner selection sell well into six figures in New York saleroom
Bid for the feeling of Bliss at auction
15 May 2023Converse Auctions in Pennsylvania will be offering the clock collection of Willis R Michael (1894-1969) in its online auction on May 19.
Family car and automobilia collection flies away to a white-glove result
15 May 2023Two Generations Collection was the title of an auction of automobilia and collectors’ cars amassed by a single family.
De Morgan tile meanders into the saleroom
15 May 2023Following the sales series last October, Christie’s will offer a second instalment of works from the Ann and Gordon Getty collection in June.
Dragons decorate a Qing robe
15 May 2023This Qing dynasty imperial court robe embroidered with roundels of five clawed dragons on a dark blue ground will feature at Sarasota Estate Auction.
Grab this opportunity to bag a Greek bronze right arm
15 May 2023On May 25 Hindman holds its latest sale of Antiquities and Ancient Art in Chicago.
Chelsea plates on offer in Ohio auction
15 May 2023Six 18th century Chelsea botanically decorated plates will feature in the sale to be held by Neue Auctions in Beachwood, Ohio on May 20.
Reeled in at Doyle auction
08 May 2023Edward Donovan’s 'The Natural History of British Fishes', a 19th century colour plate-illustrated British ichthyological work, featured in the Sporting & Travel Books sale held by Doyle (26/21/15% buyer’s premium) in New York earlier this year.
Bravo my boy from Abe Lincoln
08 May 2023A handwritten note signed twice by Abraham Lincoln written just days before winning the 1864 presidential election was the toast of University Archives’ (25% buyer’s premium) April 19 online auction in Connecticut.
From Horatio Nelson to a Hebrew bible and Ulysses to the BFG: a selection of upcoming auction highlights
08 May 2023Stand-out lots to watch out for in UK, Irish, European and US sales of books and works on paper
Flora proved to be a triumph approved by the French emperor
08 May 2023Disputed sculpture was given the thumbs-up by the French emperor and then greatly admired
Famed fables on offer
08 May 2023An early 16th century illustrated edition Aesop was the highlight of an auction of books held by Giquello & Associes (25/20.5/17% buyer’s premium) in Paris on April 14.
Mum’s the work for artist Nam Son
08 May 2023Colonial French-influenced Vietnamese painting continues to be a strong market performer with examples regularly turning up in French auctions and making significant sums.
Picabia combined Fang and females
08 May 2023This drawing by the Surrealist artist Francis Picabia (1879-1953) had several interesting associations in its provenance.
Robespierre to Danton correspondence sold at Osenat
08 May 2023A rare souvenir, an example of correspondence between two key figures in the French Revolution, was one of the highlights of a sale held by Osenat (25% buyer’s premium) in Versailles on March 12.
Chase over for first hunting book to be illustrated with photographs
08 May 2023A library of works relating to hunting, horseriding and dogs assembled over a 40-year period by a hunting historian, the Comte d’Orglandes, went under the hammer on April 12 at Deloys (22% buyer’s premium inc tax) in Angers, part of the Ivoire group.
Well-preserved 18th century costumes fit the bill
08 May 2023A section of period costume and textiles that featured in a general sale at Thierry de Maigret (24% buyer’s premium) on March 24 produced some notable results for several well-preserved examples of 18th century costume.
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'.