The catalogue description correctly read ‘Art Nouveau silver powder bowl by Gilbert Marks, hallmark London 1900, weight approx […]
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Vincent van Gogh was a Dutch painter who was best known for his post-impressionistic style of painting and his use of bold colours and empathic brushwork, a highly innovative art style during his time. He is the personified image of the struggling and tortured artist. He was a relative unknown who couldn’t even sell his paintings during his lifetime. Van Gogh also suffered from mental illness his whole life, which led to his early death at his own hands. Decades after his tragic end, he is now recognised for what he truly was: an artistic genius and perhaps the greatest artist the world has ever known.
Several records were broken when all 442 lots in the Glynn & Suzanne Crain science-fiction collection sold in […]
A generation ago pieces such as this splendid 20in (50cm) famille rose ‘dragon’ charger from the Guangxu period […]
A missing Pugin parliamentary letter box has been returned to the Palace of Westminster more than 100 years […]
This Resolution and Adventure medal is one of 2000 that were commissioned by the British Admiralty ahead of […]
J. Henry Steiner was a very prolific silversmith. He exhibited at many of the great 19th century exhibitions across the world. Despite being born and trained in Germany, Henry Steiner was an ace silversmith in Adelaide who displayed his foremost creations at many inter-colonial and international exhibitions. In around 1875, Steiner created one of his most spectacular art and functional pieces, a perfume-bottle holder that incorporated the shape of an emu egg. In 1880, the silver epergne which was made in his workshop became Australia’s largest known centrepiece. Today, the centrepiece has now been confirmed as being originally made for Australia’s first international exhibition held in Sydney in 1879 where it occupied part of Steiner’s exceedingly beautiful display.
Punching well above its weight, a 9ct gold Lonsdale Championship boxing trophy presented to legendary Glaswegian champion Benny […]
At the budget-price end of the Chinese boom – which tends to get overlooked – profits are there […]
Sold at Bonhams last week, the emerald in this Art Deco brooch is a clue to the remarkable […]
Though his works are now revered and highly valued in his native land, Edgar Allan Poe spent most […]
The first tranche of a private collection of predominantly Far Eastern maps and charts sold for more than […]
Despite surface dirt and other condition issues, a painting of Naples drew a dramatic bidding competition at a […]
After the Hartleys (17.5% buyer’s premium) September 4 sale, auctioneer Andrew Hartley admitted: “Furniture did not perform as […]
A Régence period giltwood table attracted interest from across the trade, taking £52,000 (estimate £5000- 8000) at Lots […]
A pocket globe with some areas still a mystery leads a maritime auction at Exeter saleroom Bearnes Hampton […]
It is the practice of one US saleroom to publish what are called ‘starting bids’ rather than an […]
Salvador Dali has been more known for his paintings, but he was also a sculptor, filmmaker and writer. Dali experimented with Impressionism and Pointillism when he attended the Fine Arts School in Madrid. On his visit to Picasso’s studio in Paris, Dali was inspired by Cubism. He also became interested in Futurism, as well as studying Freud’s psychoanalytic concepts. Dali explored these concepts and worked to find a way to alter perception and vividly reinterpret reality. His works would feature the strangest of subjects and emotionally charged themes. With his larger-than-life personality and artistic versatility, Dali was among the most famous and prolific artists of the 20th century.