Christie’s – Online Magazine No.203
How the art world fell for the gospel-singing ‘Bride of Jesus’ from the ‘headquarters of sin’
Sister Gertrude Morgan expressed God’s message through art and song and won admirers ranging from Andy Warhol to actor Robert Duvall. Three of her works are offered on 17 January
Discovered — a previously unpublished L.S. Lowry painting with links to a Nobel Prize
This recently discovered L.S. Lowry painting comes fresh to market after more than 70 years. Nick Orchard, Head of Modern British & Irish Art at Christie’s, reveals more about its owner’s connection to one of science’s greatest breakthroughs
Alice Walker, the author of The Color Purple, on the poignance of this gift from Steven Spielberg
When Steven Spielberg completed the film adaptation of the novel The Color Purple in 1985 he gifted its author, Alice Walker, a painting titled Man on White, Woman on Red by the African-American artist Bill Traylor. ‘He was hopeful (he said with a smile) that when I saw the film, I wouldn’t feel like the angry Woman on Red,’ says Walker. ‘I answered (with a laugh), “I hope so too.”’
‘A vivacious creation’ — the remarkable story of The Allen and Beryl Freer Collection
Assembled over a lifetime, works from this famous collection of Modern British paintings, prints and drawings — many of which were bought directly from the artists — come to auction on 23 January in London
