Pick of the fair: Rafael Valls
Wolfgang Heimbach, once a court painter to Frederick III, captures the rich incidental detail of this rustic laundry scene
Pick of the fair: Colnaghi
These 16th-century alabaster putti have been attributed to one the greatest Spanish Renaissance sculptors, Alonso Berruguete
Pick of the fair: David Tunick Inc.
This etching of a woman beside a stove, part of a group made in the 1650s, may be Rembrandt’s finest print of a nude
Pick of the fair: Rupert Wace Ancient Art
This carving was part of a colossal figure carved with the likeness of King Amenhotep IV that once adorned an 18th Dynasty temple
Pick of the fair: Rossi & Rossi
This Mongolian bronze features a benevolent Buddhist divinity embracing his consort symbolising the merging of wisdom and compassion
Pick of the fair: Adrian Sassoon
Clare Belfrage’s technique involves drawing with fine threads of cane glass across blown glass forms to produce dramatic works
Pick of the fair: Tomasso Brothers
This unusual 16th-century portrait of a finely dressed black woman by Annibale Carracci comes with an impressive provenance
Pick of the fair: Lowell Libson
This early watercolour study by John Sell Cotman of the interior of Norwich Cathedral comes to the market in exceptional condition
Pick of the fair: Matthiesen Gallery
This hitherto unpublished Courbet painting of a familial scene may include a depiction of the artist’s mistress Virginie Binet
Pick of the fair: Mullany Haute Epoque Fine Art
This impressive panel painting by Jorges Inglés was once part of an elaborate altarpiece commissioned by the Marqués de Santillana
The Apollo Awards 2016 in pictures
The winners of this year’s Apollo Awards – which celebrate great achievements of the art and museum worlds – were announced at a ceremony in London on Thursday
Acquisition of the Year
The Virgin of the Pomegranate, Fra Angelico (Museo del Prado)
Exhibition of the Year
‘Jheronimus Bosch: Visions of Genius’ at the Het Noordbrabants Museum
Digital Innovation of the Year
Art UK This online database of art in UK public collections is an important resource with scholarly and popular appeal.…
Exhibition of the Year
Abstract Expressionism Royal Academy of Arts, London 24 September–2 January 2017 The first major survey of the movement in Europe…
Acquisition of the Year
The Virgin of the Pomegranate (c. 1426), Fra Angelico Museo del Prado, Madrid Accompanied by a small panel recently attributed…
Book of the Year
Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts Christopher de Hamel Allen Lane De Hamel’s engaging discussion of 12 medieval illuminated manuscripts includes the…
Artist of the Year
Carmen Herrera The Cuban-born American artist, who turned 101 this year, has been painting since the 1950s but her reputation…
Museum Opening of the Year
Kunstmuseum Basel Basel, Switzerland The Kunstmuseum Basel reopened in spring 2016 following a 12-month refurbishment, and to coincide with the…
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