Rogues and Scholars: Boom and Bust in the London Art Market 1945-2000 (2024)
James Stourton – historian, author and former Chairman of Sotheby’s UK will discuss the UK art market and his new book Rogues and Scholars: Boom and Bust in the London Art Market 1945-2000 (2024). He tells the story of the London art market from the post-war period to the turn of the millennium, introducing us to “a glorious rogues’ gallery of clever amateurs, eccentric scholars, brilliant emigrés, cockney traders and grandees with a flair for the deal”.
Date: 31 October 2024, 17:15
Venue: The Barn
Speaker: James Stourton (Former Chairman of Sotheby's UK)
Booking required?: Required
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Audience: Public
Editor: Belinda Clark