Since its inception in 2009, the LAPADA Art & Antiques Fair has grown to become one of the world’s most prestigious showcases for art and …
Auguste Toulmouche:
the Helmut Newton of Belle Époque Paris
the Helmut Newton of Belle Époque Paris
In 1846, aged 17, Auguste Toulmouche moved to Paris to become a pupil of the eminent French painter Charles Gleyre. Gleyre’s register at the time …
Frank Holl:
Van Gogh’s Favourite British Painter
Van Gogh’s Favourite British Painter
Frank Holl was one of the most gifted and influential artists of the 19th century, and his decency and depth of feeling as a human …
Sidney Richard Percy:
Cloud-shine
Cloud-shine
We talk of sunshine and moonshine but not of cloud-shine which is yet one of the illuminations of our skies. A shining cloud is one …
The First Question Every Art Buyer Should Ask a Dealer
The first question many people interested in purchasing a painting will put to a dealer is of course; ‘How much is it?’ A great many …
To Glaze, or not to Glaze?
Clients sometimes ask me whether their oil paintings should be displayed being glass and one or two are dead-set on the idea, but whereas watercolours …