Tue, Jul 27, 2021
Fiona Bruce and Philip Mould investigate more potentially valuable works of art. They begin with a sculpture found in the long grass of a Norfolk home that bears striking similarities to the work of Henry Moore. The owners are sending the piece off to the Henry Moore Foundation, so Fiona and Philip are helping them compile a dossier of evidence. If it really is a lost work by one of the greatest 20th-century artists, then it could be worth up to £1million.
Tue, Aug 3, 2021
Fiona Bruce and Philip Mould investigate a small oil painting of a man praying in a mosque, a scene filled with meticulously painted and intriguing detail. Its owner, Jon Swihart, bought it at auction in 1999 and believed it to be the work of the 19th-century French artist Jean-Leon Gerome, who was a leading figure in the Orientalist genre of painting. When Jon bought the picture, it was listed as 'Circle of Gerome', having been downgraded by the leading authority on the artist at that time, Professor Gerald Ackerman. Previously, however, it had been fully attributed to Gerome, and Jon felt intuitively that it was a genuine work by the artist.
Tue, Aug 10, 2021
Fiona Bruce and Philip Mould investigate a painting that depicts the terrible aftermath of a battle. Owned by Kathy and Barry Romeril, who bought it in 1987, there are suspicions it may be a work by Victorian artist Edwin Landseer that was previously thought to have been destroyed by a flood in 1928. If so, the painting could be worth as much as £80,000.
Tue, Aug 17, 2021
Anglesey farmer Huw Lewis bought a small painting depicting the Last Supper for £50 on the internet. After some online research, he thought it may have been painted by 18th-century artist Benjamin West, whose biggest fan was King George III. Fiona Bruce and Philip Mould set out to investigate, but soon discover the picture is in a worrying condition - and with the challenge of doing research in the middle of lock down, the odds are stacked against them.