Auction Stations
The beauty of what is useful may be art's oldest discipline.
Jul 1989
The beauty of what is useful may be art's oldest discipline.
Jun 1989
The Grosvenor House Antiques Fair is on, and beautiful objects made in the reign of William and Mary are there to be swooned over.
May 1989
All work is born of the triple inspiration of commercial self-interest, visual problem-solving, and communicable ideas.
Mar 1989
The purity of a pure stone is something unknown in the fine arts; there is no such thing as a pure and perfect watercolour.
Dec 1988
Review of the four volume catalogue of Sotheby's 1988 auction of Elton John's memorabilia.
Dec 1988
Two of the world's great antique shows have become riddled with dissent. Andrew Solomon tells tales of rivalry and rift in Paris and New York.
Nov 1988
What kind of joy is expressed in his work, which is sometimes poignant but so often agonized?
Nov 1988
The human face is, to humans, the most fascinating sight on earth.
Oct 1988
The sale of art by many important contemporary painters at an auction to which they have donated their works is the newest phenomenon of all.
Jun 1988
Your stressed mahogany and Perspex dressing-table may seem less special if it is a 10,000-off instead of a one-off, but it can still be a collector's item.