Philip Mould
@philipmould
Followers
53K
Following
11K
Media
1K
Statuses
5K
Art dealer, writer & broadcaster. President Plantlife & @kidsinmuseums. Whippet fancier. Co-presenter BBC1’s #Fakeorfortune.
London
Joined July 2010
Tune in at 9pm tonight on BBC One to watch a tale of two Renoirs (?). We investigate an early portrait and a beguiling little landscape, possibly by one of France’s biggest artistic names. But we are also entering the shark infested waters of Impressionism - one of the most faked
51
34
424
On the left, the figure of Clementine in Barry’s picture. On the right, the figure of a woman in Churchill’s painting of Hoe Farm done the previous year (1915). Note the similarly brash, simplistic handling. #fakeorfortune
43
14
290
Could a £140 Ardingly Antiques Fair purchase turn out to be a lost treasure by the 41 year old Winston Churchill, the year after he took up painting? Place your bets for this evening’s Fake or Fortune? episode at 9pm on BBC
58
36
473
Fake or Fortune? is back one week from today. BBC1 21st of JULY 9pm. Here is a quick overview.
61
50
615
Tell us who you think deserves a National Blue Plaque! We celebrate inspirational people from all walks of life and we are able to consider nominations by 17 July at Here is one we did earlier….
historicengland.org.uk
An overview of how to make a nomination and who is eligible for a national blue plaque, along with answers to frequently asked questions.
4
6
26
It’s #NationalMeadowsDay! In the face of great national loss of our traditional meadows we at Plantlife - and many others - have been working hard on restoring them from the impact of intensive farming and other woes since the War. At home, twenty years of cutting and collecting
8
25
182
Publicity shots today for new series of Fake or Fortune? coming out BBC1 9.00pm 21st July.
44
23
559
The artist, Stanley Grimm, exhibited this striking portrait at the Royal Society of Portrait Painters in London in 1959 under the title “Chef from Antigua”. The name of the subject is currently unknown but it may well emerge. On show at Treasure House fair, Chelsea.
3
6
145
To my mind the masterpiece of the astounding Cartier show @V_and_A I saw this morning. Commissioned by Mexican film star Maria Felix in the late 60’s, its diamond studied body is flexible, and will wrap around your neck!
18
30
354
This almost unknown portrait of a young Henry VIII in his thirties by a Franco-Flemish artist (late 1520s) is leaving the Gallery to join an important public collection. But what is the artist trying to tell us? The ring he is holding is a mystery.
23
60
391
A symbolic mystery… Discoloured varnish disguised not only the features and skin tone of the boy(c.1680) but also what now appears(?) to be a blue tit in his hand (old fashioned name being titmouse). Coud this be some coded message to do with the unknown child’s identification?
14
42
366
Loving the Sienna Show @NationalGallery It serenely marks the moment that western art becomes emotional (1280’s onwards).
7
12
162
Fake or Fortune? verdict day for an 18th century portrait. Could it be a lost work by Angelica Kauffman, a founder of the Royal Academy? . Series 13 coming this summer!
24
18
514
Opening for patrons of Munch portraits at NPG last night. Brash, hit-and-miss, genius.
3
3
57
First day’s filming with Gallery Dog Cedric at the gallery. FakeorFortune?
26
16
429
Lights, camera, bark!.Gallery dog Cedric being driven to his first day’s filming for Fake or Fortune? series 13.
26
9
365
Astonishing degree of realism - a millennium before the Renaissance - in this Roman funerary bust (3rd Century AD) at the Museo Correr, Venice today.
7
13
169