2:58pm
As we commence the weekend, Masterpiece continues to attract a constant stream of traffic, both buyers and general art lovers.
Yesterday evening it was announced that Sims Reed Gallery, renowned for modern masterpieces as well as contemporary graphics and works on paper, has succeeded in the sale of a Joan Miro, whose retrosective continues at Tate Modern, London, until 11 September. Trace sur la Paroi III was sold for £20,000. Lefevre Gallery is offering a number of vivid watercolours by English artist Edward Burra (1905-1976). Particularly eye-catching is a highly atmospheric depiction of the 1930s New York...
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7:55pm
Visitors queued at the doors of Masterpiece yesterday morning for the first day of its public opening. The excitement carried on throughout the day, with significant sales. Wartski, who were recently named the makers of the Duchess of Cambridge’s wedding ring, sold an exceptional Egyptian style Parure by Phillips of Cockspur Street for £50,000+ (see above). Another highlight was Sladmore Gallery’s sale of a rare early 20th-century impressionistic bronze dancer in the region of £25,000.
Of the several stands exhibiting, only one entirely offers its own handcrafted furniture design pieces. The Edward Barnsley Workshop, established by Edward Barnsley's father and...
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4:52pm
In its second year, Masterpiece art fair, supported by Apollo, is already a glittering success. Yesterday’s preview opened to top dealers, museum curators and celebrities, including Uma Thurman, Sir Elton John and Sir Paul Smith, who were welcomed with unlimited Ruinart champagne, a sponsor of the fair. Sales are also soaring on extraordinary pieces, such as a diamond Cartier brooch, two Japanese screens and two series of works by David LaChapelle. This is a testament to the success of exhibiting master works of art, from antiquity to contemporary, side by side. Highlights include Masterpiece’s ‘Object of The Fair’, a...
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5:19pm
I first encountered Paul Richards in my first year at the Slade School of Fine Art when he gave an emotive talk on his practice as a tutor. Despite his obvious resentment at having to present to yet another batch of freshers, he was unable to suppress his passion and strong faith in the power of art to share, question and communicate. For those that know Paul, he can often come across somewhat apathetic and facetious, but get him going, and it’s soon apparent that he is a true romantic – Paul works for love, sadness and enquiry, painting again...
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12:10pm
This exhibition brings together paintings, posters and prints by Henri Toulouse-Lautrec (1963-1901) that celebrate his friendship and creative partnership with Moulin Rouge dancer Jane Avril (1868-1943). Together, Avril and Toulouse-Lautrec embody the excitement of bohemian Paris. This show captures that moment in the city’s history – Lautrec’s vigorous works almost transporting us back in time.
Jane Avril was born Jeanne Beaudon. She suffered an abusive childhood and, at 13, ran away from home. She was later admitted into the Salpetiere hospital in Paris for a nervous disorder. There, she attended a patient’s fancy-dress-ball where she discovered her passion for dance...
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Now in its 30th year, the London Park Lane Arms Fair returns with its annual array of fine arms and armoury. Elsewhere in the capital, impressive surveys of Freud, Hirst and mid-century British art can be found.
George Gilbert Scott described the dome as ‘the noblest of all forms’, and it appears as a powerful symbol in secular and religious architecture throughout history. On the island of Malta, however, the craze for dome-building reached astonishing heights.
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