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Artist Hannah Shergold Announces Collaboration With Conservation Charity Tusk

Artist Hannah Shergold has announced a collaboration with conservation charity Tusk for her 2020 Mayfair exhibition. Artist and ex-military helicopter pilot Hannah Shergold has announced her new collection in collaboration with Prince William’s key conservation charity Tusk. The collection is inspired by the trust’s incredible work promoting the survival of threatened species in Africa and will be showcased at a two-week exhibition at La Galleria, Pall Mall, from 16th – 27th June. Two paintings from...

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David Hockney Painting ‘The Splash’ Sells For £23.1m

Chris Jenkins

The Splash, one of the best-know paintings by British artist David Hockney, has sold at auction for £23.1m to an anonymous buyer. Typical of David Hockney’s minimalist pop art style, The Splash is part of a series painted in Los Angeles and shows the moment after a diver enters a swimming pool. The sale at Sotheby’s in London had an estimate of £20m-£30m, and the painting ended up going for £23,117,000. The painting is part...

Life & Culture

Lost Lowry Painting Sells for Three Times its Highest Estimate at Christie’s Auction

Robyn White

A lost painting by artist L.S Lowry has sold at auction for £2.65 million. The painting, which sold at a Christie’s Auction on Tuesday, had been lost after Lowry gave the artwork to medical researcher Leonard D Hamilton 70 years ago. Art experts only came to know of its existence after Hamilton’s death. See Also: Teenage Mozart Painting Rockets Past Estimated Price at Christie’s Auction Hamilton took the painting with him when he moved to...

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Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood Collaborates With Bremont on Unique Watch Collection

Chris Jenkins

Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood has collaborated with British luxury watch brand Bremont to create The 1947 Collection, a very limited series of unique and individual hand-painted watches. Ronnie Wood has individually hand painted 47 limited edition watch dials while on tour with the Rolling Stones, a nod to the year he was born, 1947. Each watch in the collection is a one-of-a-kind piece, showcasing original art from Ronnie himself, and housing a special Vaucher...

Art Focus

Rare Works by Xue Song Among Fine Chinese Art From Woolley & Wallis

Chris Jenkins

Two paintings by Chinese artist Xue Song are being sold at auction by Woolley and Wallis in Salisbury, giving English art lovers a rare chance to view and admire Song’s work. Xue Song’s studio burnt down in the early ‘90s and the fire destroyed nearly all his work, including oil paintings and calligraphy. Up until that point the artist, in his late 20s, had been struggling to find a direction or inspiration for his work;...

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Masterpiece London 2019 Fair Showcases Finest in Art, Design, Jewellery and Antiquities

Chris Jenkins

Masterpiece London 2019 opened on June 27th and runs until July 3rd. A virtual tour of the event is available on the website here. At this unmissable art fair visitors can view and buy the finest works of art, design, furniture and jewellery – from antiquity to the present day. The Fair offers an unparalleled opportunity for new and established collectors to discover exceptional works for sale across a range of price points from over...

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John Constable Landscape Sketch Sells for 14 Times Its Estimate

Chris Jenkins

A rediscovered landscape by English artist John Constable sold at auction yesterday (June 19th 2019) for more than 14 times its estimate. It achieved £87,500 against a pre-sale low estimate of £6,000. A second recently discovered work, also by Constable (a portrait of Constable’s wife Maria), sold for £10,625 against a pre-sale estimate of £8,000. The pencil drawing titled A River Landscape showing a group of tall trees on the left, a bend of the river...

Life & Culture

Vermeer’s ‘Girl Reading a Letter’ Reconsidered as Restoration Reveals Hidden Cupid

Chris Jenkins

Restoration of Johannes Vermeer’s painting Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window, painted around 1658, has revealed a long-hidden surprise – the figure of a Cupid on the wall behind the subject. It has long been known from X-ray studies that the Cupid had been painted over, but it was believed that this had been done by Vermeer himself; detailed chemical examination now suggests that the overpainting was done after Vermeer’s death, so the...

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First Solo UK Exhibition by Swedish Artist Herman Lohe Showcases Painting and Video

Chris Jenkins

Nordic Tales, the first UK solo exhibition of works by Swedish artist Herman Lohe, opens at Fiumano Clase in London on 10th May 2019. The exhibition will feature recently completed paintings by the artist as well as works which span the artist’s creative career. Lohe is a multidisciplinary artist who identifies nature as his primary muse. His often disconcerting yet serene landscapes invite the observer to ponder their relationship with the natural world and universe....

Life & Culture

Galerie Templon’s Exhibition of Caro and Olitski Blends Sculpture and Painting

Chris Jenkins

Galerie Templon’s latest exhibition explores the fascinating dialogue between Anthony Caro (1924-2013), pioneer of abstract sculpture, and Jules Olitski (1922-2007), master of Colour Field painting. With a collection of works from the 1970s and ’80s, the new exhibition celebrates the unique creative friendship between the British sculptor and the American painter of Russian descent, companions for close to 50 years. Anthony Caro and Jules Olitski both paved the way to a new form of abstract...

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Painting Archives - Page 3 of 4 - Arts & Collections

Artist Hannah Shergold Announces Collaboration With Conservation Charity Tusk

David Hockney Painting ‘The Splash’ Sells For £23.1m

Lost Lowry Painting Sells for Three Times its Highest Estimate at Christie’s Auction

Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood Collaborates With Bremont on Unique Watch Collection

Rare Works by Xue Song Among Fine Chinese Art From Woolley & Wallis

Masterpiece London 2019 Fair Showcases Finest in Art, Design, Jewellery and Antiquities

John Constable Landscape Sketch Sells for 14 Times Its Estimate

Vermeer’s ‘Girl Reading a Letter’ Reconsidered as Restoration Reveals Hidden Cupid

First Solo UK Exhibition by Swedish Artist Herman Lohe Showcases Painting and Video

Galerie Templon’s Exhibition of Caro and Olitski Blends Sculpture and Painting

Announcing the 2025 Women In Art Prize

Follow in 007’s Footsteps: A James Bond Supercar Adventure in Central Europe

Hinakazari Pieces for 'Dolls Day'

Maro Gorky in London

LAPADA Announces Partnership With Haute Jewels