Star has played Turner and L.S. Lowry on screen

The £7.8m work will remain on public display in Salford thanks to a charitable donation

The Players Foundation says the current financial crisis has forced it to reassess how it manages its assets and ensures its benevolent work is ongoing

An unrecorded painting, owned by the British high-street store Marks and Spencer, is probably a major rediscovery

We kick off the new season with a behind-the-scenes look at the film Mrs Lowry and Son and explore an artistic relationship in Trinidad

With the UK release of the film Mrs Lowry & Son, we speak to the actor on our forthcoming podcast about portraying the artist's peculiar relationship with his mother