Category: Art and Photography

Sanna Annukka is an emerging talent in the art world, so picking up one of these Sanna Annukka screenprints could be a shrewd investment.

Sanna is half Finnish and half English, with the art obviously influenced by traditional Scandinavian design, along with a hint of the 70s too in our opinion. But whatever you think, they’re really eye-catching pieces of art, typified by this Sunrise screenprint, which is sold on 300gsm Fabriano 5 paper in an edition of 50, each at 50x70cm and signed and numbered by the artist.

It retails for £260. Check out the site for the rest of range of screenprints and lithographs.

Find out more at the Sanna Annukka website

If you’re looking for a one-off for your home – without paying a fortune – you could check out some of Jenn Ski’s artwork.

These hand-painted panels are all originals, so you know you’re getting the only one in the world. And each comes ready to hang, mounted on a 2-inch deep natural wood cradle, with a UV-protecting coating for the image. A number of designs available, including the two above, with pricing dependent on the size of image.

But as a rough guide, prices for originals start at $60 (around £30), with prints available from around half that price.

Find out more at the Jenn Ski website

Fancy some op art for your living room wall? Well, you’re in luck – Christies in London is hosting the Victor Vasarely: Prints & Multiples sale on July 19th.

It is what it says – an auction of prints from all eras, including the expected black and white images, along with the more space age 3D art. But amongst all of that, I think I prefer some of his less obvious work, like this Zaphir
screenprint on wove paper, signed in pencil by the author and numbered FV 5/20. It does have very slight damage, but at £500 – £700, isn’t a bad buy at all for the budding art collector.

The auction takes place at the South Kensington auction room, with a 2pm start.

Find out more at the Christies website

We’ve covered numerous Sir Peter Blake exhibitions of late, but how about owning some of the man’s artwork? You can if you drop into the Craft Shop gallery inside the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester.

They’re having an exhibition of Sir Peter Blake’s collage work, which you are free to browse, buyer or not. If you have got some spare cash put aside, you can pick up any one of the pieces of art on display, which are signed prints and artist proofs. Obviously prices aren’t cheap, but they do start at £795, which isn’t bad if you’re looking at a long-term investment. The Mickey image to your right is a little more, retailing for £1800.

The Craft Shop gallery is located in the Royal Exchange Theatre on St Anns Square, Manchester and this particular exhibition runs from  26th June until 4th August.

Find out more at the Royal Exchange Centre website

A couple of months back, Bonhams had an auction of vintage London Underground posters. If you missed out there – or prices were a little high – you might want to check out this vintage London Underground poster from the V&A.

This incredibly bright and bold poster dates back to 1924 and is credited to H.Taylor – a man I know absolutely nothing about beyond this poster image.

Prices vary, depending onj whether you want a print or printed canvas and your choice of size. But to give you an idea, the prices start at £5 for a small print, rising to £225 for the largest-sized canvas image.

Find out more about the poster at the V&A Prints website