Vanessa Thorpe reports in The Observer: “The extraordinary story of how British forgers John Myatt and John Drewe joined together to con art experts and some of the world’s most prominent private collectors over seven years is to be turned into a Hollywood film, with George Clooney and Clive Owen […]
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17th-century painter’s farmhouse studio faces the wrecking ball
In the Observer, Vanessa Thorpe reports that the farmhouse of Mary Beale, a British pioneer and a leading female painter in England, is threatened by real estate developers. “Beale’s art, enthusiasts argue, is too significant to allow the loss of a centre dedicated to celebrating her life and work. She […]
