Art and Antiques
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My favourite painting: Debbie Wiseman
The composer and conductor picks Three Musicians by Pablo Picasso.
By Charlotte Mullins Published
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My Favourite Painting: Nicholas Lyons, Lord Mayor of London
Nicholas Lyons, Lord Mayor of London, chooses a dramatic and expressive post-war image.
By Charlotte Mullins Published
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My Favourite Painting: Robin Hanbury-Tenison
The explorer Robin Hanbury-Tenison chooses a charmingly traditional portrait that resonates with a long-gone age — yet behind which lurks a troubled soul.
By Charlotte Mullins Published
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My Favourite Painting: Kate Corbett-Winder
The gardener and artist Kate Corbett-Winder chooses an Ivon Hitchins painting of nature.
By Charlotte Mullins Published
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My favourite painting: Aurore Ankarcrona Hennessey
The director of art at The Arts Club in London chooses a picture from The Arts Club in London.
By Charlotte Mullins Published
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Country Life 1 February 2023
Country Life 1 February 2023 is our annual travel special, while we also look at wild flowers, Robin Hood and the legendary Flying Scotsman.
By Country Life Published
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My favourite painting: The Duke of Buccleuch
The Duke of Buccleuch's art collection includes works by Thomas Gainsborough and other household names, but he chooses a piece from a more obscure painter.
By Charlotte Mullins Published
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My Favourite Painting: Tahir Shah
Author and film-maker Tahir Shah chooses a military portrait.
By Charlotte Mullins Published
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My Favourite Painting: The Duke of Northumberland
Ralph Percy, Duke of Northumberland, chooses 'Portrait of the artist with Nicholas Lanier and Sir Charles Cotterell', bought by one of his forbears for just £44.
By Charlotte Mullins Published
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Country Life 28 December 2022
Country Life 28 December 2022 offers up a vision of the Grand Tour of Britain in 2023.
By Country Life Published
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In Focus: The billion-dollar art collection of Microsoft's co-founder, and what happened when it went under the hammer
Huon Mallalieu takes a look at the extraordinary paintings collected by Paul Allen over a lifetime of considered art appreciation.
By Huon Mallalieu Published
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In Focus: Britain's forgotten impressionist, whose works of genius lay undiscovered in an attic for over a century
How does art endure? The painter John Louis Petit had no need to sell, did not exhibit his work professionally and most of it was forgotten until the death of his grandniece.
By Huon Mallalieu Published
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My Favourite Painting: Nick Ashley
Nick Ashley chooses Samantha by Alex Katz, an artist who made his name in New York's art scene of the 1980s.
By Charlotte Mullins Published
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The Grosvenor Hotel, Stockbridge review: A boutique, historic hotel for a boutique, historic town
The Cotswolds without the crowds? Annunciata Elwes visits Stockbridge’s Grosvenor Hotel.
By Annunciata Elwes Published
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My Favourite Painting: Jemma Powell
The artist and actress Jemma Powell on a Spanish family portrait.
By Charlotte Mullins Published
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My Favourite Painting: Oliver Mears
Opera director Oliver Mears chooses a classic anti-war painting.
By Toby Keel Published
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The furniture which John Fowler picked out for his own home is going up for sale in December
John Fowler, the iconic decorator who moved the needle of British interior design as a co-founder of Colefax & Fowler, chose exquisite pieces for his own home — and dozens of them are now up for sale.
By Toby Keel Published