The 8th October Indian and Islamic Art Sale at Bonhams New Bond Street is featuring 'Bhopal', by Indian artist Maqbool Fida Husain (1915-2011). This framed and signed oil on canvas is estimated at a value of £200,000-300,000.In 1984, Bhopal experienced one of...
Richard Hamilton (1922-2011) was one of the most influential British artists of the 20th century and is widely regarded as a founding figure of pop art. He is someone who continued to experiment and innovate over a career spanning 60 years. Tate Modern will stage the...
The 20/21 BRITISH ART FAIR has become a tradition in London. Every Autumn the fair to focuses on Modern British and Post-War art. This years event will take place between 11 and 15 September at the Royal College of Art, Kensington Gore, London SW7.The Royal College of...
Sotheby’s (NYSE: BID 6 August 2013) has reported their financial results for the second quarter and first half ended June 30, 2013. The company has generated a net income of $91.7 Million. Second quarter total revenues of $304.8 million and first half total...
The future of Cork Street as a mecca for art galleries in London is in jeopardy tonight (6/8/2013) as Westminster council approves plans by Native Land to redevelop the area for high end boutiques and luxury flats. Chairman of the committee Alastair Moss led the...
The iconic British 'Pop' artist Sir Peter Blake, creator of the Beatles’ famous Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover, today launched Art Everywhere, the world’s largest art show, showcasing the nation's favourite British art on tens of...
Why is it that when the tourists arrive, the galleries close? Paul Carey-Kent takes a look around the London galleries and discovers just how quiet it is in our capital, in August. Many of the galleries have closed their doors for a well deserved break but there is...
Damien Hirst will feature in a central display of artwork by Jonathan Yeo at the National Portrait Gallery in September. A major newly painted portrait of the contemporary artist shows him sitting in a chair with a gas mask on his lap, in a composition which...
The Lady of Shalott by John William Waterhouse, has come top of the list of what the public want to see in the world’s largest art show. The painting which interprets the well known poem by Alfred Tennyson, was the painting most Britains wanted to see ,when...