Grumpy Art Historian

London Art Week is anchored by the summer old master auctions at Sotheby’s and Christie’s, a brief, glorious chance to see wonderful privat...

Sotheby's and Christie's dominate high-end art auctions, but Bonham's has some particularly interesting pictures this month...

Sotheby's and Christie's each offered Rubens portraits at their auctions last week. The Christie's picture, Clara Serena R...

The glitzy evening sales are a precious opportunity to see masterpieces that might not return to public view for a long time. There's ...

It's bronze-o-rama this month. Really great bronzes rarely come up for sale, but this month there are three in London. My favouri...

I hear there were some expensive things at recent contemporary sales, but I don't pay much attention to such vulgarities. The real ac...

An art dealer has taken down the video nasty of this picture being scrubbed 'clean' with a harsh brush while gel drips across ...