Christie’s – Online Magazine No.179
‘It’s the stories behind these pieces that make them so magical’
Fashion designer Alice Temperley discusses the eclectic influences behind her romantic, whimsical designs, and shares her thoughts on treasures from the Maharajas & Mughal Magnificence collection
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‘Write me and tell me your heart’ — Leonard Cohen’s letters to Marianne Ihlen
This June Christie’s brings to auction more than 50 letters from Leonard Cohen to his muse and lover, together with seven of Marianne Ihlen’s own letters. Together they offer fascinating glimpses of the young poet’s yearnings and artistic struggles
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5 minutes with… A still life by Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin
Specialist Aleksandra Babenko on the remarkable backstory to a painting that may appear familiar to aficionados of Russian art — even though it has been unseen by the public in almost 90 years. And then she reveals what an infrared scan uncovered…