09/10/2024
As Frieze Masters opens its doors, we’re very excited to see Portrait L in all her glory, a wonderful painting that happens to be almost two millennia old. Described by in at the weekend as the 'Mona Lisa of the Middle East', this beauty was unearthed by archeologist William Flinders Petrie in 1888 and enjoyed a charmed life, being owned by some famous collectors, including Léonce Rosenberg, the earliest champion of the Cubists and Picasso, until at some point in the late 20th century its antiquity, provenance and importance was entirely forgotten. We've loved working on the story with our client , the innovative London gallery who are bringing her to the fair… an ancient masterpiece, lost and now found.