art collecting

‘A wonderful, wacky woman’: a tribute to Betty Freedman

22 August 2026 9:00 am

The gifted pianist, photographer and art collector had an extraordinary love of the contemporary, and this account of her friendship with David Hockney is deeply moving

Douglas Cooper – a complex character with a passion for Cubism

31 May 2025 9:00 am

Prone to paranoia and tantrums, the critic and collector made many enemies, but his firsthand knowledge of Léger, Picasso and Braque also won the admiration of art historians

A lifetime’s passion

13 May 2023 9:00 am

Honor Clerk celebrates Jim Ede and his matchless collection at Kettle’s Yard

Money to burn

2 August 2014 9:00 am

The robber barons of the gilded age, at the turn of the 20th century, were the most ruthless accumulators of…