Tag Archives: art
Nine hundred historic library books to be sold at auction
Hundreds of historic books that have been gathering dust in the basements of Gloucestershire libraries will be going under the hammer at a Cotswolds antiques auction next week. The 900 titles – some of which are hundreds of years old … Continue reading
Autograph book Please Pleases auction house bidders
Fifty years after the release of The Beatles’ debut album – Please Please Me – Beatlemania continues to grip the saleroom of antiques auctioneers Moore Allen & Innocent in Cirencester. A book of autographs including the signatures of George Harrison, … Continue reading
Sex change model causes a stir at auction house
The portrait of a man believed to be the first female-to-male sex change recipient is attracting considerable attention at the Cotswolds auction house where it will sold next week. The painting of Mark, with his lover Sara, was painted by … Continue reading
Galleries – drop the jargon
Art text can often leave audiences scratching their heads and wondering what the blazes they mean. The Independent ran an article (Why it’s time for galleries to drop the jargon) a couple of weeks ago about tongue-twisting but often repetitively … Continue reading
Gallery presents opportunity to artists and art dealers
A rare opportunity to establish a commercial gallery in the Cotswolds is being offered to artists and art dealers. The Fossebridge Gallery, near Northleach, is a recently converted Cotswold stone barn, dating from around 1850, situated beside the Fosse Way, … Continue reading
Cotswold cow tops sale prices at art auction
Dutch and Italian masters, English satirists and calligraphers from the Far East were all seen off by a cow from the Cotswolds at Moore Allen & Innocent’s selected picture sale last week. Cow by Tree, a naïve study in oil … Continue reading
Soldiers behaving badly at art auction
Drunkenness, brawling, and lewd behaviour – no, not a typical day at the Moore Allen & Innocent saleroom, but the actions of soldiers in an 18th century painting that will go under the hammer at the firm’s auction of works … Continue reading
Hirst’s giant charity collection box marks summer in the city
A giant outdoor landmark sculpture by Damien Hirst, a celebration of Mary Fedden, sculptures and drawings by Elisabeth Frink, Japanese-inspired paintings from Lisa Milroy, and in a double-bill: new work from Jack Vettriano and black and white photographs from Jeannette … Continue reading