The Ark in Somerset is my latest book to be published and my first novel. The seventeenth century comes alive as a king in exile escapes through Somerset and Dorset. In the aftermath of the Battle of Worcester in 1651, a defeated king becomes the most hunted man in England. The Ark In Somerset tells…
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The Bayeux Tapestry Arrives in London
The Bayeux Tapestry has finally arrived in the United Kingdom. After a few years of debate and uncertainty the historic loan has been realised. It was delivered overnight to the British Museum last week amidst high security. This all follows an historic agreement between France, promoted by President Macron, and the British Government. The 70-metre-long…
David Hockney (1937-2026)
It was with great sadness that I read of David Hockney’s passing at the weekend. Hockney was a giant of the contemporary art scene, contributing to that great British idea, Pop Art and living through an age of unprecedented change in the technique of painting. A Bigger Splash is the painting which I have chosen to…
Klimt Painting Sells For $236m at Sothebys
The Gustav Klimt painting that I wrote about last month Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer, sold overnight in New York for $236m. It was sold at Sothebys in their new global headquarters: the historic Breuer Building on Madison Avenue. The painting is now the second highest priced painting behind Leonardo da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi.
Gustav Klimt and the Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer
The Art World is excited by the prospects of a once in a generation sale this autumn. Sothebys in New York are offering 24 works from the collection of Leonard Lauder, who died earlier this year in Manhattan. Lauder, billionaire, philanthropist and art collector was CEO of the Estée Lauder group of companies until 1999,…
