Pictures

Our renowned picture department is headed by Jonathan Benson and Daniel Wright, both highly experienced picture specialists, equipped with the knowledge and expertise to ably research and catalogue the diverse range of works which we encounter. Our sales invariably include works which encompass several centuries, a range of media and gamut of styles. Works of significance are included in our bi-monthly Fine Art auctions and twice a year these sales also feature specialist Sporting Art and East Anglian Art themes.

We are conscious of the value which attribution can add to paintings and are dedicated to ensuring all pictures are thoroughly researched prior to sale, this process often includes consultation with artist biographers and experts and our holistic approach includes special promotional advertising and editorial to ensure we can give an appropriate auction context to the most prestigious of works, we are also well placed to sell more modest works and are not hamstrung by the high minimum lot thresholds which constrict the London salerooms, meaning that we can offer a more comprehensive service to buyers and sellers alike. Pictures which fall below the value threshold of our Fine Art sales are included in our popular timed Fine and Affordable Art sales. 

Recent auction highlights include the 2021 sale of Mary Beale’s profile portrait of her son Bartholomew which achieved a world record price for the artist of £100,000. Our 2018 sale of two large oils by Petrus Van Schendal totalled in excess of £50,000, and a Cedric Morris landscape from the artist’s estate which sold for £33,000. Prices which reflect Reeman Dansie’s reputation as a reliable specialist art seller. Our strong online presence results in significant levels of bidding from an International audience and promotes healthy competition for works in our sales. Our online strength was evidenced in 2017 when The Antiques Trade Gazette published statistics suggesting that Reeman Dansie received more weekly online registrations than any other U.K. auction house during four of our six Fine Art sale weeks.

Our specialists are regularly called upon to undertake valuations for insurance and such is our reputation that we count many of our region’s museums and institutions amongst our clients. We are particularly experienced when dealing with artists’ estates and have catalogued and sold several significant art collections in recent years.

 

Our Specialists


Regular valuation days are held by our specialists. To learn more, please get in touch with us, or fill out the online form to ask about the value of your items.

Jonathan Benson
Director


T: 01206 754754
E: jonathan.benson@reemandansie.com 

Daniel Wright
Associate Director


T: 01206 754754
E: danielwright@reemandansie.com 

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News & Articles


 

Edward Dayes (1763-1804) oil on canvas - Grosvenor & Hanover Square

An important pair of oil paintings by Edward Dayes (1763-1804) are to appear at auction for possibly the first time in their history; they will be sold in Reeman Dansie’s Royalty, Fine Art & Antiques sale on Wednesday 6th November.

22/10/2024

The David and Brenda Herbert Collection, featuring in our September Fine Art Auction

David and Brenda Herbert met at Penguin in the early 1950s and it was from there that their life in publishing began.

16/07/2024

Surf's Up...

Starring in our forthcoming Fine Art sale on the 6th and 7th of August is this evocative print by renown artist and printmaker Charles William Bartlett (1860-1940).

11/07/2024