Chapter 10: Advocate, Home and Abroad
Christie’s catalogue entry
Graham tunneled through security at the airport. Within moments he would appear like a speck on the horizon—bound for England, Christie’s, and the National Gallery.
Bob’s journal: “The task of researching a painting’s provenance is like being a detective. Each clue leads to another. The archives at Christie’s held secrets that had been buried for a century.”
The Orrock connection was emerging. A chain of ownership stretching from Turner’s own agent through the Surveyor of the Queen’s Pictures to a renowned Victorian collector.
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