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This week we investigate: Winslow Homer – Children Under A Palm
Fisherman Tony couldn't believe his luck when he stumbled upon a pile of pictures apparently dumped at his favourite riverside spot. Fast forward 15 years and Tony, accompanied by his daughter, visits an Antiques Roadshow where he is told by Philip Mould that one of the pictures is worth £30,000. It's an unknown work by one of America's most important 19th century artists, Winslow Homer. But how did it end up being dumped in such an unlikely place and who legally owns the picture?
As Philip Mould and Fiona Bruce investigate, the story takes a series of unexpected turns; in the Bahamas we crack when and why the painting was made and who the mysterious sitters are, whilst in New York an auction house values the picture closer to $250,000 in preparation for sale. But a tense denouement within minutes of the auction turns everything upside down when a mysterious figure arrives and raises even bigger questions for all involved.
Credits
- Series Producer
- Simon Shaw
- Presenter
- Philip Mould
- Presenter
- Fiona Bruce
- Director
- Nicola Lafferty
- Producer
- Nicola Lafferty
