ARTS & CULTURE
ART & DESIGN SHOW
aided further by the increasing accessibility to the auction market through online bidding,” comments Martin Millard, director of Cheffins. “Sculpture, whether it be bronze, stone, aluminium or wood, comes in all shapes and sizes and sees examples across variable price brackets. Prices can be lowered by the fact that sculptures are often produced in multiples, rather than one-offs, which can make these works more accessible than paintings. Twentieth-century sculpture sees a major change in the approach of artists, where the subject is no longer the principal focus, but instead is the material and the form, and this has proved a tantalising option for a range of buyers at auction.” The sale runs from 11am. cheffins.co.uk
Looking for an artistic new addition to your home? On 9 May, Cheffins hosts the latest in its regular Art & Design Sales, with a selection of 20th-century sculpture, artworks and furniture going under the hammer, including work by William Pye and Oswald Herzog. According to an Artprice global art market report, 20th-century art accounted for 80% of total global auction turnover from fine art in the first half of 2018 alone, and the last two decades have seen huge growth in the 20th century and contemporary art market globally. “For sculpture in particular, we have seen that millennials are keen to purchase statement pieces rather than form collections, and the appeal of something three dimensional is often more alluring than a flat canvas. This has been
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