A LOST painting by one of the world-famous Glasgow Boys is for sale after being discovered in a small American town by an Edinburgh art gallery director . The rare painting by Edward Walton was discovered on an art auction website by gallery director Emma Walsh. It is now part of a new exhibition at … Read more
Friends of artist Beryl Cook are planning a wake at the Dolphin , the pub that inspired many of her works. Cook, who died aged 81 on Wednesday, was a regular at the Dolphin on Plymouth’s Barbican. Dolphin landlord Billy Holmes said: “Me and a friend were performing cartwheels in the pub. I told Beryl … Read more
Banksy‘s latest work to go on sale is likely to move quickly – it’s on the side of a lorry trailer. Fragile Silence is likely to sell for £500,000. Owners Maeve Neal and Nathan Welland have known Banksy for 12 years .Banksy completed the work before the Glastonbury festival in 1998 .The couple sell tents … Read more
The work, Chopping Logs Outside A Snow Covered Cabin, was found buried under junk in Glasgow’s Barras market 30 years ago. But the piece, by Cornelius Krieghoff, was expected to fetch 100,000 times its original price when it goes under the hammer later this month. The painting’s owner, who wants to remain anonymous, had no … Read more
Painter Beryl Cook has died , aged 81. She has been ill for some time.She died peacefully at her home in Plymouth on Wednesday with her husband and family at her side. She leaves behind a legacy of a wide range of paintings in her own unique style. Beryl Cook was born between the two … Read more
Bristol is the first city in the country to get a police team dedicated to eradicating graffiti and dealing with the so-called “artists”. However Bristol’s most famous tagger Banksy seems to be exempt from prosecution Undercover officers are working round the clock to bring to book “taggers” The fact that officials are not removing art … Read more
Sweet Bird of Youth is unique among Jack Vettriano prints because it has been an open and a limited edition print . Normally an image either one or the other . Sweet Bird of Youth was published as a limited edition lithograph by Jack Vettriano in one of his first sets of limited editions . … Read more
Artist Sue Howells has been named the best selling published artist in Brexit by the International Arts and Framing Industry Annual Awards in Bristol. Winners from previous years include best selling artists Beryl Cook and Jack Vettriano, who have gone on to become massive successes in the art scene . Sue is inspired by artists … Read more
A tinplate portrait of Baroness Thatcher has divided politicians after it was unveiled at the home of the Welsh assembly in Cardiff. The work by artist Dylan Hammond will sit alongside one of Labour figure Aneurin Bevan for three months. Mr Hammond said both politicians had had influence on Welsh life and it was “up … Read more
Either underground graffiti artist/vandal Banksy is selling out by accepting the Microsoft pound (Point), or Microsoft is selling out by trying to buy itself a bit of urban cool by associating itself with the shy ladder-carrier. Somebody, somewhere, is selling out. You, however, now have the option of splashing out your MS Points to buy … Read more