Chantal Joffe and Ishbel Myerscough Unveil Friendship Portraits At The NPG
London’s National Portrait Gallery is presenting a new display exploring the unique artistic collaboration inspired by a close friendship of… Read More
10 June 2015
London’s National Portrait Gallery is presenting a new display exploring the unique artistic collaboration inspired by a close friendship of… Read More
10 June 2015
A work from of Francis Bacon’s most famous series of paintings, of seated and often screaming popes, is to go… Read More
8 June 2015
Christie’s Evening Sale of Post-War and Contemporary art has achieved US $658,532,000 (£419,714,468/ €584,662,254) with sell-through rates of 88% by lot and 94% by value…. Read More
14 May 2015
A painting from the 1950s by the 20th century master Pablo Picasso entitled Women of Algiers has become the most… Read More
12 May 2015
Two Francis Bacon self-portraits not seen by the public for some time are going on public display after resurfacing in… Read More
27 April 2015
Two examples of Francis Bacon female nudes, a rare entity from the artist, will be on offer, priced from $25… Read More
22 April 2015
Artlyst is not normally one for conspiracy theories, but we have noticed an alarming trend with the seeming exodus of… Read More
10 April 2015
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge was welcomed to Turner Contemporary yesterday on a visit which saw her introduced… Read More
12 March 2015
Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows 1831, one of the great masterpieces by John Constable’s will go on display in Ipswich… Read More
4 February 2015
Turner Contemporary presents the exhibition ‘Self’ which posits the question, in a world where ‘selfies’ have become everyday expressions and… Read More
2 February 2015
Alex Sainsbury has been appointed as the new Chair of the Board of Trustees at the Whitechapel Gallery. He joins… Read More
7 January 2015
The Royal Academy is to present the first blockbuster of the year, and expectations are high for this exhibition of… Read More
1 January 2015
Sotheby’s has seen a notably intensified focus on the emergence of female power players in the art market in 2014…. Read More
23 December 2014
The British portrait photographer Jane Bown, known for her images of famous people including the Beatles and Francis Bacon
21 December 2014
The Four Times of Day c1850 by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot has been purchased for the nation with the help of a… Read More
15 December 2014
A report published by Arts Council England has revealed the details of 27 gifts offered by private owners to British… Read More
3 December 2014
Bonhams,who hold two major auctions each year of Modern British painting, sculpture and drawing. These curated sales take place at… Read More
20 November 2014
Gallery Lazarides Editions will be presenting their inaugural exhibition, a print retrospective by portrait artist Jonathan Yeo. Alongside new works… Read More
18 November 2014
Kimatica has been announced as the winner of this year’s Winter Pride Overall Performance Art award, sponsored by Smirnoff. SIMULACRUM… Read More
17 November 2014
Sotheby’s Autumn Impressionist and Modern sale in New York has realised $422 million, against presale expectations of $316.5–424.9 million. This… Read More
5 November 2014
The young Venezuelan painter, Rodolfo Villaplana, aims to create a synthesis of abstraction and naturalistic figuration. A big ask, you… Read More
14 October 2014
The Courtauld Gallery presents ‘Jasper Johns: Regrets’; a display of new work by the internationally renowned octogenarian American artist. Johns made… Read More
17 September 2014
David Hockney will feature in a new documentary directed by Randall Wright, the filmmaker who made the definitive film Lucian… Read More
5 September 2014
Adrian Procop, Alexandru Bitu, Olga Dogaru, Radu Dogaru and Petre Condrat the four Romanians who stole works of art by… Read More
14 July 2014
Ken Livingstone, the often controversial left wing politician has been inducted into the National portrait Gallery with a new painting… Read More
3 July 2014
The Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale at Sotheby’s 23rd June 2014 combines an outstanding level of quality across the… Read More
19 June 2014
A Unique Sale bringing together British Art and Design from the Twentieth Century is set to take place at Sotheby’s…. Read More
11 March 2014
Whitworth Art Gallery, part of The University of Manchester, will reopen its doors on Saturday 25 October 2014 following a… Read More
7 March 2014
The bank Robert Fleming and Co. started collecting art in 1968, after David Donald, a bank director, suggested that the… Read More
4 March 2014
A photograph of National Portrait Gallery patron HRH The Duchess of Cambridge viewing the Van Dyck Self-portrait it is campaigning… Read More
24 February 2014
Christie’s Post-War & Contemporary Art London evening auction has realised a total of £124,192,000/ $206,158,720/ €151,017,472 selling 83% by lot… Read More
15 February 2014
A new season of exhibitions at MIMA headlines with Art and Optimism in 1950s Britain, 21 February – 29 June…. Read More
14 February 2014