Latest News Articles by Stewart Cumiskey
Art fair puts Barns-Graham in freeze focus for a showcase
09 September 2024Modern British trailblazer’s works inspired by a Swiss glacier form centrepiece of event exhibition
The Knights are young
09 September 2024As longstanding dealers retire and iconic outlets become historic memories, it is cheering to note exciting new developments and the enthusiasm of young entrepreneurs.
Work by a teenage Hockney comes to auction
07 September 2024David Hockney's art school era features in an array of prints coming to auction at Christie's that offers masters of Impressionism and Pop Art principals.
Classic Antique Fairs cancels event in Farnborough
04 September 2024With only a few weeks to go before the event, Classic Antique Fairs has postponed its September outing.
Rediscovered John Constable painting of Hampstead sells for £410,000
04 September 2024A previously unpublished oil sketch by John Constable provoked fierce bidding at Woolley & Wallis in Salisbury
Bizarre Barbieri artwork finally displayed to the public
02 September 2024Modern British Art Gallery has just launched an online exhibition that explores the legacy of Willem and Pauline Barbieri.
Siddall takes on National Portrait Gallery role
02 September 2024The National Portrait Gallery (NPG) has announced the former fair organiser Victoria Siddall as its new director.
Five questions with John Andrews of Scottow Antiques
02 September 2024John Andrews is the owner of Scottow Antiques and a partner in Classic Antique Fairs. Its next event runs from September 20-22 at Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre.
POSITIONS Art Fair brings fresh focus to Berlin
30 August 2024This year’s POSITIONS Berlin Art Fair (September 12-15) will showcase works brought by 111 galleries from 24 countries
National Portrait Gallery appoints its first female director
29 August 2024The National Portrait Gallery (NPG) has announced the former fair organiser Victoria Siddall as its new director.
Soho gallery celebrates 50th anniversary of David Bowie album
28 August 2024David Bowie's 'Diamond Dogs' was released in 1974 and Muphoria in Soho is marking the occasion with a Pop Art show
Mayfair dealer Lyndsey Ingram launches new gallery
27 August 2024Lyndsey Ingram spent the last year restoring an Edwardian stable and is launching the new Mayfair space with a Georgie Hopton show
Five questions with Andreas Schmid of Schmid McDonagh
27 August 2024Schmid McDonagh is a dealership of 20th and 21st century objects, furniture, jewellery, art, design and books based in Church Street, north-west London. It will be exhibiting at the Battersea Decorative Fair in October. ATG spoke to co-founder Andreas Schmid.
Surrealist’s revival rolls into Wiltshire
27 August 2024After a lively sell-out exhibition at London’s Maas Gallery, Winsor Birch is about to unveil the second part of Cosmos of Dreams: Rediscovering the Locked Up Genius of Henry Orlik.
TEFAF opens 2025 applications for museum restoration fund and curators course
24 August 2024TEFAF offers emerging museum curators the chance to gain knowledge and network opportunities
Dealer stages Austin Wright show at sculpture garden in North Yorkshire
22 August 2024Thirsk Hall Sculpture Garden in North Yorkshire is hosting an exhibition of sculpture and works on paper by Austin Wright (1911-97).
Close friends Prunella Clough and Keith Vaughan are focus of London dealer's show
21 August 2024A forthcoming exhibition explores the rich legacy of Prunella Clough and Keith Vaughan who broke with the conventions of post-war Britain
Kasper König, influential German curator dies aged 80
20 August 2024Known as the 'James Bond' of the art world, König was as colourful and controversial as the art and sculpture he supported
Dealer Liss Llewellyn creates a window into world of Great Bardfield
19 August 2024This summer Liss Llewellyn is hosting an intriguing online show called 'Long Live Great Bardfield'.
Petersfield fair includes original artwork for illustrations from 1960s-70s novels
19 August 2024After celebrating 50 years of trading last year, the 'Petersfield Antiques Fair' makes a welcome return to the Festival Hall in the Hampshire town.