CONTENTS July-August 2007
Bric-a-Brac
In 1897 the creator of Waddesdon Manor, Baron Ferdinand Rothschild, wrote a revealing and vivid autobiographical account of dealers and collectors. A major document for the history of collecting, it is published here for the first time, introduced by Michael Hall.
I am nature
An attempt has been made to determine the authenticity of some newly discovered paintings that may be by Jackson Pollock on the basis of a belief that his art incorporates fractal patterns seen in the natural world. This is only the latest in a long line of interpretations of his works in terms of references to nature, as Michael Schreyach discusses.