Fine Art

Second Mary Beale portrait comes to auction in Colchester
The popularity of 17th century artist Mary Beale (1633-99), one of Britain’s first professional female painters, has grown in recent years.

Modern choices: Five stylish works by well-known artists at specialist auction
Works by some of the most famous names in Modern British art are regularly on offer at auctions on thesaleroom.com.

Art on a Postcard
Dreweatts is hosting a timed sale entitled 'Art on a Postcard International Women's Day Auction'.

Fascinating photos up at auction celebrate the early era of space exploration
Photos of NASA's Perseverance rover landing on Mars have brought the thrill of space travel back into the headlines.

Feel Freer: great Modern British art from a fascinating collection at auction
Chiswick Auctions are holding a sale titled The Delighted Eye Part II comprising 20th century art and furnishings from the collection of Allen and Beryl Freer.

Abstract art collection donated to Cambridge museum now offered at auction
A collection of abstract art and sculpture donated to Kettle’s Yard in Cambridge is coming up at auction.

See the sights: Five pieces of travel-themed art at auction
With hundreds if not thousands of paintings offered at auctions every week on thesaleroom.com, here we pick out five works offered or sold recently that may help satisfy your wanderlust.

Look forward to life after lockdown with the help of these photos on offer
What was life like before lockdowns and tiers? Well, people went out and enjoyed themselves.

The Tony Hart collection
Copies of original 1950s designs for the Blue Peter ship emblem and earlier related works by TV presenter Tony Hart are among the items heading to auction this month.

Old Masters mix with Modern art in one of the earliest New Year auctions
The first auction of the New Year at Charterhouse in Dorset offers nearly 1000 lots on January 7-8.