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21 results found for '"Paintings"' in Keywords.
Churchill paintings auction (1977)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Peter Spencer reports on the auction at Christie’s on 04/03/77 of family heirlooms, including paintings, belonging to Lady Spencer-Churchill, widow of Sir Winston Churchill; interview with nephew, painter,...
Tate buys Stubbs paintings (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Sir Norman Reid, Director of the Tate Gallery on successful raising of 190,000 to buy two George Stubbs paintings; The Haymakers and The Reapers. Interviewer not identified. Sound is in mono.
Sir John Hayes on Graham Sutherland (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview Sir John Hayes, director of the National Gallery, on the portrait painter Graham Sutherland. They talk about his work and compare it to some of the great portraitists and the effect the painting...
Record breaking Von Hirsch sale at Sotheby’s (1978)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Special; Speech
Report on the record-breaking Robert Von Hirsch sale at Sotheby’s. With actuality of bidding; announcement by and interview with Peter Wilson of Sotheby’s; interview with Jorge Villers(?), friend of Von...
Restoring damaged Poussin painting (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Director of The National Gallery, Michael Levey, on the restoration of a vandalised painting by Nicolas Poussin. Male interviewer not identified.
Restoring damaged Poussin painting (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Chief Restorer at The National Gallery, Arthur Lucas, on the restoration of a vandalised painting by Nicolas Poussin. Male interviewer not identified.
Sotheby’s auction (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Julian Barron of Sotheby’s auction house talks about the forthcoming sale of paintings by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque and salesmanship of art dealer Paul Rosenberg.
Tom Keating copied old masters (1979)
- Genre
- News report
Ken Dennis(?) reports on the trial of Tom Keating. Geraldine Norman, auction correspondent of the Times, exposed Keating who was copying old masters’ paintings. Keating was charged along with with antiques...
Monty at large (1979)
- Genre
- Documentary; Interview; Music
Monty at Large. Monty Modlyn visits Sotheby’s and Christie’s auction houses in London. The history, turnover, structure, policy, fakes, manuscripts and hallmarking are discussed. Includes stories of...
Death of Graham Sutherland (1980)
- Genre
- Interview; Tribute
Telephone interview with art historian Sir Kenneth Clark on the life and career of British artist Graham Sutherland, following his death on 17/02/80 at 76. He talks about the portrait Sutherland painted of...