The art of peace : eight collections, one vision /
"In 1967, Sir David Khalili finished his military service in Iran and traveled to study in the United States with $750 - his remaining royalties from a book he wrote when he was just 14. Over the course of the next five decades he single-handedly, piece by piece, assembled eight of the finest a...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Ebury Press,
2023.
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| Summary: | "In 1967, Sir David Khalili finished his military service in Iran and traveled to study in the United States with $750 - his remaining royalties from a book he wrote when he was just 14. Over the course of the next five decades he single-handedly, piece by piece, assembled eight of the finest art collections in their field, ultimately becoming one of the world's greatest collectors, about whom Queen Elizabeth II once said: 'It is scary how much this gentleman knows about art." --Publisher's description. |
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| Physical Description: | 284 pages, 40 pages of plates : illustrations (colour), portraits ; 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781529918182 1529918189 |