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British Art Fair 2026 Review

Art fairsSaatchi Gallery
A Sickert study best in show, a Hockney for £800, and naff AI art

Last updated: 28 September 2026. I checked every price and date in this British Art Fair review against the dealers' labels and the fair's own pages.

By Tristan · Arts, exhibitions and creative culture

This is an opinion piece. Views expressed are the author's own and do not constitute professional advice.

Cool Factor: 2/5

This British Art Fair review comes from the last afternoon of the 2026 fair, Sunday 27 September, when I spent a little over an hour going stand to stand at the Saatchi Gallery, just off the King's Road in Chelsea. It was the first edition since David Hockney passed away in June, and the fair built a tribute display around him.

The work I rated highest, though, was a small study of a church front in Dieppe by Walter Sickert, but we'll get to the highlights.

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Published by Tristan in Arts & Culture, London, Reviews
Tags: art fairs London, British Art Fair, buying art, David Hockney, Gwen John, Howard Hodgkin, Modern British art, Pippa El-Kadhi Brown, Saatchi Gallery, Walter Sickert
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William Nicholson at Pallant House Gallery Review

Last updated: 21 March 2026

By Tristan · Arts, exhibitions and creative culture

This is an opinion piece. Views expressed are the author's own and do not constitute professional advice.

The William Nicholson exhibition at Pallant House Gallery in Chichester is the first major survey of this extraordinary painter in more than 20 years. Spanning his entire career, from bold graphic posters to luminous still lifes and tender portraits, it makes a compelling case for Nicholson as one of Modern British art's most underrated figures. A friend who studied at the Royal College of Art tipped us off, and they were right. This is a show that rewards close looking, and Chichester itself makes for a brilliant day out.

Cool Factor: 4/5 Stone cold

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Published by Tristan in Art Lovers, Artists, Arts & Culture, Reviews, Travel lover
Tags: art exhibitions UK, British art, Chichester, days out Sussex, Exhibition review, Modern British art, Pallant House Gallery, still life, William Nicholson

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