The Journal

The man who views the world in X-ray vision

By: Adam Rockall on 9-Apr-2020

Using a cutting edge fusion of art and science, Nick Veasey transcends the means of photography by stripping away the layers of everyday life and letting us view its ...

Francis Bacon triptych expected to sell for over £46m at auction

By: Mark Falco on 6-Mar-2020

A Francis Bacon triptych was unveiled at Sotheby's London today, and it could sell for more than £46m when it goes to auction in New York in May.For those wondering, a triptych ...

Rubik's Cube Mona Lisa sells at auction for £400,000

By: Mark Falco on 26-Feb-2020

Leonardo Da Vinci is perhaps one of the most famous people in history. A polymath, renowned for drawing on complex bodies of knowledge to solve specific problems.He is often ...

Hockney makes a 'Splash' at auction

By: Mark Falco on 12-Feb-2020

One of David Hockney's most iconic paintings has just sold at auction for £23.1m. The Splash sold at Sotheby's in London against a pre-auction estimate of £20m-£30m.The ...

Recently discovered LS Lowry sells at auction for £2.6m

By: Mark Falco on 23-Jan-2020

A painting by British artist LS Lowry, only discovered last year, has just sold for £2.6m.

French impressionist paintings looted by Nazis to sell for £20m

By: Mark Falco on 22-Jan-2020

Three paintings stolen by the Nazis from a Jewish art collector are heading to auction after being returned to his family

Damien Hirst medicine cabinet could sell at auction for £1.8m

By: Mark Falco on 16-Jan-2020

Damien Hirst's 1989 piece "Bodies" is coming up for auction in London next month. The piece is a doorless medicine cabinet packed with jars, bottles and packets of drugs and ...

'Hungry artist' eats £100,000 banana

By: Mark Falco on 10-Dec-2019

Surrounded by art aficionados and influencers in a gallery in Miami Beach, a man walked up and ate one of the exhibits. Luckily it wasn't anything hanging around Tracey Emin's ...

Art, Antiques & Collectables in Auction

By: Lewis Findley on 8-Oct-2019

Art, antiques and collectables tell fascinating stories and have the ability to transform your living space. Whether it's artworks across an array of mediums, collectables ...

The Power of Creativity

By: Lewis Findley on 19-Jul-2019

Embracing Creativity Creativity has been the source of the biggest changes in our being. Defining the word is near impossible because it's everywhere.