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A new stencil by Banksy, possibly worth over £100,000 , has been painted over by the local council . Last year, Islington Council had a policy of protecting Banksy’s work . It compiled a list of works by Banksy in their area to prevent them being painted over by clean-up teams. But the council now … Read more
Andre Zlattinger is a senior director in the British paintings department at Sotheby’s and, as head of Scottish sales, handled record-breaking auctions such as Jack Vettriano’s The Singing Butler. In his spare time he is a keen mountaineer and last month he was on the edge of Everest’s “death zone”, preparing to strike out for … 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
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
Sailors Painting by Beryl Cook Beryl Cook ‘Sailors’ painting . Beryl Cook art , 61 x 61 cms (24 x 24 ins) oil/panel. 1983 Price: sold Beryl Cook gallery