In 1994 two important paintings by J.M.W. Turner then valued at twenty-four million pounds were stolen from a German public gallery while on loan from Tate Britain. In this vivid, personal account, Sandy Nairne who was then Director of Programmes at the Tate and became centrally involved in the pursuit of the paintings and the negotiations for their return, retells this complex, 8-year, cloak-and-dagger story, which finally concluded in 2002 with the pictures returning to public display at the Tate.In addition to this thrilling narrative, Nairne unravels stories of other high-value art...
In 1994 two important paintings by J.M.W. Turner then valued at twenty-four million pounds were stolen from a German public gallery while on loan f...
From the first EU Referendum in 1975 to the handover of Hong Kong, one of the great British civil servants recounts his first-hand experience of some of the most significant events in recent history
From the first EU Referendum in 1975 to the handover of Hong Kong, one of the great British civil servants recounts his first-hand experience of some ...
