Chelsea owner buys Lucien Freud painting

Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich bought two paintings that were sold at record-breaking auctions last week, according to reports. Lucian Freud’s Benefits Supervisor Sleeping sold for £17.2m on Tuesday, followed by Francis Bacon’s Triptych, which fetched £43m just 24 hours later. The Art Newspaper quoted sources saying the London-based Russian billionaire was the buyer … Read more

Jack Vettriano and Sir Jackie Stewart collaborate on Monaco painting

A unique collaboration has taken place between Jack Vettriano and Sir Jackie Stewart . It took place when Sir Jackie, who is an art collector and a fan of Mr Vettriano’s work, contacted Vettriano last year . They met up and eventually Mr Vettriano came up with an idea for three paintings after watching the … Read more

Tension, Timing and Triumph, Monaco 1971, the three paintings by Vettriano

Jack Vettriano and Sir Jackie Stewart have collaborated on a triptych of paintings that will be unveiled this week by Prince Albert of Monaco. Called Tension, Timing and Triumph, Monaco 1971, the three paintings tell the story of Sir Jackie’s third victory at Monaco in 1971. Jack Vettriano and Sir Jackie will be in Monaco … Read more

Banksy exhibition a success

London’s top attractions were outperformed by a distinctly down-at-heel venue. A temporary exhibition in an unlovely London tunnel described by one art critic, Shirley Dent, as “Piss Alley”. During the Bank Holiday weekend, 9,500 people a day descended on Leake Street, near Waterloo Station, to see the Cans Festival, the subculture blockbuster of graffiti art … Read more

Secondary art market is booming

The secondary art market is booming despite all the troubles of the credit crunch Sotheby’s spring contemporary art auction on Wednesday evening was the most lucrative auction in the company’s history, blowing past the high end of Sotheby’s estimate with sales totaling $362 million, including a record $86.3 million for a 1976 Francis Bacon triptych … Read more

Secondary art market

Photogold buys and sell rare prints from the secondary market on behalf of customers . Our current wanted list includes Private Dancer , Night Geometry , the Game of Life and the work of Banksy. Photogold is actively looking for new artists to showcase on this site. Please contact us for more details

Glasgow International Festival

The Glasgow International Festival has re-launched itself in a blaze of glory.It ran April 11–27, Gi has evolved from an annual to a biennial event with a more ambitious international program, featuring exhibitions, performances, concerts, and talks in both traditional venues and an array of abandoned buildings around the city that even Glaswegians barely seemed … Read more