Classic Art London: June 23 – July 4, 2025
Classic Art London is a new destination event for international collectors, museum buyers, and those who appreciate or wish to discover more traditional art genres.
Exhibitions featuring old masters will include a rediscovered Titian at Trinity Fine Art, Venice in the 19th century at Charles Beddington Ltd, exceptional drawings and watercolours such as a group of works by the intrepid artist-traveller Constance Gordon-Cumming (1837-1924) at Karen Taylor Fine Art and works on paper by J.M.W. Turner at Guy Peppiatt Fine Art. New discoveries by British and European artists will be presented at Nonesuch Gallery and Alexander Clayton-Payne, and The Limner Company will reveal exquisite miniature portraits by leading practitioners of the art.
Modern masters are represented by Daniel Katz Gallery which stages a significant Paul Nash show; early 20th century cubists form the centrepiece of Ben Elwes Fine Art’s exhibition, while leading Impressionists will feature at Haynes Fine Art in Belgravia and David Messum Fine Art in St. James’s. A joint exhibition by Rountree Tryon Galleries and Fine Art Commissions will combine traditional form portraiture and British sporting and equine paintings, both mainstays of ‘The English Look’ so admired in country houses.
Other dealers taking part include Colnaghi, showing paintings, drawings and sculptures; Justin Raccanello with important Italian ceramics, and Paul Mitchell Ltd, specialists in antique picture frames, whose expertise has for decades helped transformed important works for numerous international collections.
Dealers based in Cecil Court, off St. Martin’s Lane will be joining Classic Art London, including Emanuel von Baeyer (old master drawings, prints and paintings) and Darnley Fine Art (old masters and Orientalist paintings). This special pedestrianised street close to the National Gallery and National Portrait Gallery retains its Victorian atmosphere, as well as its original gas lamps, and is home to art, map and book, and antiques dealers.
Classic Art London’s talks series is designed to appeal to museum scholars, collectors and students of art history, as well as offering more accessible and entertaining topics to reach a wider audience of art connoisseurs. For curators and collectors, podium discussions will span from dealing with climate change to shared ownership of major works, and the rise of private museums. There will be a talk on how gallerists have shaped collecting interests, the important matter of art in education, and J.M.W. Turner at 250. Vanity Fair contributor Patrick Monaghan will chair a talk with art specialists based on Country Life’s popular feature series “The One Thing I Couldn’t Part With” with proceeds going towards The Society of Antiquaries’ fundraising campaign.
Full details are on the website at www.classicartlondon.uk. Classic Art London coincides with sales at the major auction houses and a wide range of antiques and art events such as the RA’s Summer Exhibition, Treasure House Fair and Trois Crayons, making it the prefect time to come and enjoy all the classic art London has to offer.
