Chapter 21: Portrait of a Soul
Jiří Kayser painting Martin Butlin
The dinner went well. George Kayser had all the time needed to observe his subject. Martin was alive to the moment—animated, anecdotal, occasionally indiscreet.
Over wine and conversation, the guard came down. Stories of Tate Gallery politics, Christie’s inner workings, the art world’s dirty secrets emerged like bubbles from deep water.
Bob and Graham listened. And recorded everything.
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