Grumpy Art Historian

A large part of Brian Sewell's private collection was sold at Christie's this week, and it has come in for quite a battering from...

Take a moment to look at the image above. Better still, follow this link and zoom in on the Christie's website. It's not the so...

Picture: The Art Fund The Art Fund has launched an appeal to buy this picture for £16 million for the National Maritime Museum. It might...

In the Age of Giorgione   Royal Academy London to 5 June The word 'Age' is a warning sign in exhibition titles. It means ...

The lackluster totals from the recent old master auctions in London prompted more observations about the parlous state of the old master m...

Picture: Sotheby's London's auctioneers put on a fine show last week: plenty of good pictures with mostly quite reasonable esti...

Picture: Christie's It's the week of the winter old master sales in London, and Sotheby's and Christie's have some grea...