Author: Andy Shield
Oil paintings, particularly antique oil paintings, encounter an array of environmental factors during their extensive lives, which contribute to a decline in their appearance. T...
We recently acquired a fine portrait of Archdeacon Samuel Rutter (d.1663), a chaplain and trusted confidante to James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby. He was also a keen writer and produced numerous poe...
This remarkable 17th-century head-and-shoulders portrait depicts Philip Lord Wenman (1610-1686), the third Viscount Wenman of Tuam, Ireland. It’s attributed to English artist Cornelis Jonson Van Ce...
Due to their popularity, works by certain artists can reach vast sums at the leading auction houses such as Christie's, Sotheby's and Bonhams.
For example, in May 2008, an oil painting by Erik Were...
In March 2022, we acquired a charming Victorian portrait of a young lady wearing a sun hat, white dress, and coral necklace. Draped over her arms, a black cat with a red collar. It’s signed Alfred ...
Author: Andy Shield
If you're new to the world of antique fine art, you may find some of the terminology relating to attributions a little baffling. What does it mean when a painting is 'attributed...
Author: Polly Pyke
When thinking about Norwegian art, perhaps the name Edvard Munch is the first to come to mind. Munch’s influence on western art, as well as his country’s own artistic identity, s...
Apparently, artificial intelligence is now at the stage whereby it’s creating mesmerising art with such potency that it’s fooling historians, curators and even Bendor Grosvenor.
Author: Andy Shield
Invented in 1513 by the Swiss artist Urs Graf, etchings are prints that use acid to bite an incised image into a metal plate. Over the centuries, numerous artists have adopted t...
