Christopher Wright, MA. FRSA Art Historian The hanging of pictures is an art with multiple choices and it is often assumed, therefore, that it is entirely a matter of opinion. In fact, there are numerous rules and guidelines which cannot be broken without a negative affect on the appearance of the painting. The setting Most
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By Lindsey Shaw-Miller, Wolfson College, Cambridge ‘ It is through the abilities of the curious and very rare chance to which one owes the discovery of good paintings.’ Dézailler D’Argenville, 1727 What causes an artist’s work to disappear from view, only to resurface a century or so later, lined with gold? How is it that
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The aim of this essay is to give an introduction to the Russian Art Market as of writing, summer 2006. With the exception of a few areas that have attracted Western collectors, such as the early 20th century painters like the Cubists and the Supremacists, interest in Russian art lay dormant for most of the
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