Fine Art
How to start your print collection
Prints represent a great opportunity to buy a work by an artist at a more accessible price point.
The buyer's guide to different types of auctions
Every auction house gives each of its sales a specific title. Once you know what to look out for, it becomes very simple to browse a list of upcoming auctions to find what you want. Here is a quick guide.
Sold on thesaleroom: Pointillist painting by Hungarian artist
Estimated at just £100-200, this Tuscan pointillist oil on canvas by Hungarian artist Artur Lakatos (1880-1968) will return home.
Buy into the Old Masters trend: Add some Classic artworks to your home
The major auction houses around the world have this week been focusing on Classic art: from antiquity and into the 20th century.
A day at the beach: 200 years of seaside scenes
Whether the mercury is rising, or wind is whipping sand into your ice cream, we all love a trip to the seaside.
Seventy years of art, antiques and design to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee is a historic first and chance to celebrate her long reign.
From English mills to Roman markets: Our pick of five lots at specialist picture sale
The upcoming Old Master, British and European Art auction at Dreweatts’ on May 26 includes a wide variety of works, both in terms their geography and style.
Third slice of George Bissill studio comes to auction in Oxford
A significant collection of works by George Bissill (1896-1973), the Derbyshire miner who enjoyed some fleeting success as an artist in the 1920s-30s but who later died largely forgotten, was offered in January at Mallams in Oxford.
Two days of Modern and Contemporary art delights on offer in south London auction
Modern & Contemporary British & Irish Art is a popular collecting field and south London saleroom Roseberys is offering a wide range of lots over two days.
Sold on thesaleroom: Victorian painting of steam ships on the Thames
Guided at £200-400, this late Victorian oil on canvas depicting steam ships on the Thames near Wapping drew strong demand at Ramsay Cornish’s recent Homes & Interiors Auction in Edinburgh.