Latest News Articles by Stewart Cumiskey
Five questions with dealer and fair organiser Darren Hudson
19 August 2024Darren Hudson is the proprietor of Hudson Antiques. For the last eight years he has been organiser of the thrice-yearly Decorative Fair in Battersea Park. The next starts on October 1.
Venetian dreams and Irish charm in artist's new show
17 August 2024British painter Alan Cotton has the Royal seal of approval and a new show at Messum's highlights his skill for capturing the fading sun in choice locations
Mayfair gallery highlights Modern British art rarities
15 August 2024A photo of a Hollywood legend by Francis Bacon's drinking sidekick to a radical lithograph inspired by Charlotte Brontë are highlights of this summer show.
Tasmanian artist scoops the AUS$100,000 Hadley's Art Prize
12 August 2024Zoe Grey's depiction of Preminghana, a seaside mountain in her home town, secured two cash prizes and critical acclaim
Five questions with costume and luggage dealer Leslie Verrinder
12 August 2024Leslie Verrinder started with an accessories stall in Camden but is now a happy fixture in Alfies Antique Market on Church Street, north-west London.
Shapero says location is key as a fresh flagship store is unveiled
12 August 2024Shapero Rare Books has recently staged an audacious move from its previous Bond Street bookshop to a newly developed, dazzling landmark building.
Surrealist star wows London after 50-year absence
09 August 2024Henry Orlik was celebrated alongside Salvador Dali and René Magritte before he withdrew from the art world. A new show at Winsor Birch is bringing him back into the spotlight
JRR Tolkien letter taking a swipe at Conan Doyle sells for £20,000
08 August 2024Opinionated and philosophical missives to friends and first editions from the Lord of the Rings cycle are available through Bayliss Rare Books
Rare book dealer Shapero moves premises in London
07 August 2024Shapero Rare Books has recently commandeered an audacious move from their previous Bond Street store to a newly developed, dazzling landmark building.
King's Road dealer Guinevere Antiques to close after 61 years
06 August 2024Frequented by A-list stars, home builders and collectors, Guinevere Antiques pioneered trends and enchanted the public with dramatic window displays
London dealer Peter Harrington marks an anniversary and a new chapter
05 August 2024Last month, Peter Harrington hosted a party to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the opening of their flagship location in Mayfair.
London gallery sells feminist masterpiece to Manchester Art Gallery
02 August 2024Martin Beisly Fine Art has sold a major work by a female Victorian artist to Manchester Art Gallery.
Paris gallery makes first showing at Frieze Masters
02 August 2024Alongside 130 galleries from all over the world, Galerie Léage are making their debut at Frieze Masters.
Five Questions with Church Street dealer Nick Jones
31 July 2024Nick Jones has been a dealer for over 30 years. His shop at 34 Church Street in north London is a magnet for stylists, interior designers and celebrities.
The perennial power of Picasso on show at London dealership
31 July 2024In 1973, celebrated artists took part in ‘Hommage à Picasso’, a project launched to celebrate the artist's 90th birthday. Gerrish Fine Art are revisiting that collective response
LAPADA launches a Fringe festival for 2024
29 July 2024LAPADA Berkeley Square Fair is hosting a fringe festival which includes a recital in Handel's dining room and new way to see the works of Michelangelo and Da Vinci
Fondation Maeght celebrates 60 years of Modernism
27 July 2024La Fondation Maeght owns one of the largest collection in Europe of paintings, sculptures, drawings and graphic arts of the 20th century.
Catalogue of Churchill memorabilia spells V for valuable
26 July 2024From unpublished writings to a clothes brush from his valet, collection marks the 150th anniversary year of Sir Winston Churchill’s birth
Start a Collection with Zsuzsi Roboz at Messums
23 July 2024Start a Collection was launched by David Messum to encourage and welcome first-time buyers. This year's event celebrates the work of Zsuzsi Roboz (1929-2012).
Second staging of Classic Antique Fair impresses
22 July 2024Among the attractions of the Classic Antique Fairs in Birmingham staged from July 12-14 was the eye-catching display of dealership M&D Moir featuring a pair of powder pink vases by Franz Pallme König (c.1890).