S. Sudjojono and the Awakening of Indonesian Modern Art, Jasmine Prasetio
On today’s episode, the emergence of a monumental painting by S. Sudjojono, long hidden in a private collection. Jasmine Prasetio, Managing Director of Sotheby's Southeast Asia, first encountered the ...
26 Aug 202510min
Fabergé’s Rediscovered Imperial Flower, with Helen Culver-Smith
On today’s episode, the beauty of nature suspended for eternity. Helen Culver-Smith, Head of Decorative Arts Worldwide and Head of Fabergé and Russian works of Art, reveals how the digital discovery o...
19 Aug 202512min
David's Farewell of Telemachus and Eucharis, with Benjamin Doller
On today’s episode, how Benjamin Doller, Chairman of The Americas, reattributed ‘Farewell of Telemachus and Eucharis’ to Jacques-Louis David. Long believed to have been painted by a student of David, ...
12 Aug 202510min
Bahman Mohassess’ Enduring Legacy, with Ashkan Baghestani
On today’s episode, Ashkan Baghestani, Head of Contemporary Art Day Sale in New York recounts his quest to trace and recontextualise the scattered corpus of artist Bahman Mohassess, and, in so doing, ...
7 Aug 202513min
The Greatest Persian Manuscript: A Story Fit For Kings, with Benedict Carter
On today's episode, the legendary Shahnameh – the Persian Book of Kings – an epic poem composed of around 50,000 rhyming couplets that recounts the mythical and historical past of the Persian Empire. ...
29 Jul 202512min
The Scream Heard Around the World, with Simon Shaw
More than a masterpiece, The Scream has become a cultural icon. Simon Shaw, Senior Advisor, Impressionist & Modern Art, oversaw the landmark auction of the work, a sale that offers insight into today’...
29 Jul 202512min
From Orsay to Auction: The Turbulent Journey of Vollard’s Gauguin, with Aurélie Vandevoorde
On today’s episode, the tangled history of a Paul Gauguin still life – once a fixture at the Musée d’Orsay and originally misappropriated from the estate of renowned art dealer Ambroise Vollard. Aurél...
29 Jul 202512min
A Ten-Year Vermeer Attribution Project, with Gregory Rubinstein
On today’s episode, Head of Old Master and Early British Drawings Worldwide Greg Rubinstein’s journey leading the decade-long effort to reestablish a once-doubted Vermeer as an authentic, autograph wo...
29 Jul 202513min
