Between a Constable resonating with Nature and a Castiglione blaring with turbulence, a picture by Algernon Newton captured the quietude of absolute stillness

Spanning the 1920s to 1970s, Into Abstraction: Modern British Art and the Landscape, at Firstsite in Colchester, examines the evolution of abstract art during periods of sweeping social and political

A sale of Modern British Art earlier this year brimmed with the kind of wonderful works that auctioneers find a little heart-wrenching to let go, including a Waterfall full of wild windiness by Sir Kyffin Williams

Exhibition of the week Turner & Constable: Rivals ...

From gleaming presents to inebriating parties, discover five artists’ interpretations of the festive season

Exhibition at Nature in Art, Wallsworth Hall, Twigworth, Gloucestershire: Until 16 November (closed Mondays) Exhibition at the Oxo Gallery, South Bank, London: 19 – 23 November Sketch For Survival hel