Bendor Grosvenor

Bendor Grosvenor is an art historian and broadcaster

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Brexit: “We have chosen the way of Hogarth over Turner”

Bendor Grosvenor says Britain leaving the European Union could be costly for the arts and art market

Fairsnews

There's life in the Old Masters yet, as recent sales show

As Tefaf Maastricht prepares to open its doors, Bendor Grosvenor debunks the myth that the market is dying

Fairsnews

Sexy, spotless and sure: the three golden rules of desire

As far as a painting’s hammer price is concerned, other, less noble considerations matter a great deal more than the picture’s intrinsic quality

Slim pickings from Old Masters sales in a lukewarm London

Most of the consignments this season were really not up to scratch, with Christie’s, in particular, taking something of a beating

Artnews

Flattering portrait of Henry VIII helps Sotheby’s dominate Old Master auctions

Work from Hans Holbein’s studio was a highlight of London’s sale season

Surfacing on the market: Henry after Holbein

Sotheby’s, London, Old Master and British Paintings Evening Sale, 8 July

Why La Serenissima is painting’s spiritual home

These five masterpieces, still in the Venetian spaces they originally filled, mark a watershed in Western painting

Heritagecomment

Ickworth House revisited: a stately home stripped bare

Why the National Trust's strategy of decluttering grand interiors is deeply flawed