Painting bought for £100 turns out to be long lost Ravilious masterpiece
Author: Aoife Moriarty It’s a story that puts most shock Antiques Roadshow valuations in the shade. A ‘print’ bought by…
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Review: Late Turner – Painting Set Free, Tate Britain
Turner painted enough brooding skies to make the term ‘twilight of his career’ a fiercely competitive list of his best…
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‘Go! It’s your duty lad’: WW1 recruitment posters for auction in Bonhams sale
Taking place at its Knightsbridge headquarters, Bonhams’ centenary auction is set to showcase an array of wartime ephemera – from…
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New gallery Parafin rises from the ashes of an art-world controversy
If auction house Christie’s acquisition of art gallery Haunch of Venison in 2007 was an ‘unholy marriage’ (according to one…
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Unique Aston Martin model marks 50th anniversary of Goldfinger
Author: Aoife Moriarty If you’re a major 007 fan or even just a model car collector, then you could be…
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Scotland’s independence referendum is born from English apathy
I’m not much of a fan of sociology as a discipline. Question: ‘How many sociologists does it take to change…
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If England had not scorned or ignored Scotland for such a long time, we might not have got this close…
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How can you become a character in a book, film or game?
Who’d like to shoot Charlie Brooker in the testicles? Bizarrely, a new video game offers players the opportunity to do…
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7 bizarre financial phrases explained
Whether you work in the City or have little interest in ‘money talk’, certain financial phrases can confound and astound…
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Iconic ‘Yeti’ footprint pictures form part of new Christie’s auction
Author: Aoife Moriarty Half man, half beast, the legend of the Yeti dates back to 1925, when Greek photographer N.A.…
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Author Alex Preston on the launch of In Love and War, late night dancing in Paris and Puglian feasts
BUT WHAT WOULD ERNEST DO? A wild few weeks of food, football and books. I step off the flight from…
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Sotheby’s and eBay partnership signals booming online art market
When we think of art, what comes to mind? Monet’s spectacular water lilies? Michelangelo’s heroic David? With David Hockney’s celebrated…
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The collaboration will enable collectors to bid on world-class art from the comfort of their own home or on the…
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Review: Malevich exhibition at Tate Modern
If you want to understand the First World War, go to Tate Modern. While dazzle ships on the Thames will…
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Preview: Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor at Winslow Hall Opera
Author: by Chloe Barrow Set in a stunning seventeenth-century house in the gently rolling Buckinghamshire countryside, Winslow Hall Opera will…
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The drama, based on Sir Walter Scott’s 1819 novel and set in the Borders, is particularly topical as the Scottish…
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Marilyn Monroe’s red dress among cultural artefacts on display at Christie’s
Author: Aoife Moriarty Christie’s South Kensington is to hold an exhibition of items of cultural significance from the collection of…
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Darling, will you sign a pre-nup – and then marry me?
The great freedom that the introduction of divorce laws seemingly brought has become a real curse. People now feel they…
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While their brothers fight, wealthy Arabs and Israelis are care-free and conflict-free in the South of France
With conflict raging across the Middle East, those able to escape the missiles, mayhem and general mess that has rapidly…
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Lavish new Letterpress Shakespeare editions are bound to please HNWs
How do you bring what marketing men like to call — and I type it with a wince — ‘added…
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