Surreptitious Collection

Press photographer with hidden camera in his hat
A rather shifty looking press photographer cunningly conceals a camera behind his hat with the lens poking through a convenient hole. Date: 1914

Ali Baba in the Woods, 1897 (litho)
DGC288140 Ali Baba in the Woods, 1897 (litho) by Beardsley, Aubrey (1872-98); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aubrey Vincent Beardsley (1872 - 1898) was an English illustrator and author

Venetian Intrigue, 1862 (oil on canvas)
474384 Venetian Intrigue, 1862 (oil on canvas) by Sanesi, Niccolo (1818-89); 99x77.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Italian, out of copyright

Colonial Fur Traders (coloured engraving)
PNP245684 Colonial Fur Traders (coloured engraving) by American School, (17th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

A cat with her kittens creeps up to the house, illustration from
616472 A cat with her kittens creeps up to the house, illustration from The Frog would a Wooing Go, by Charles H. Bennett, 1916 (colour litho) by Adams

The Coal Hole

Spanish Contrabandistas, illustration from Spanish Pictures by the Rev
KW268359 Spanish Contrabandistas, illustration from Spanish Pictures by the Rev. Samuel Manning (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Music Master, from Scenes at Bath (w / c & pen and ink on paper)
XYC234024 The Music Master, from Scenes at Bath (w/c & pen and ink on paper) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); 12.1x18.7 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, USA; English

Girl using mobile phone
MODEL RELEASED. Girl using a mobile phone. She is eight years old

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Amidst the enchanting allure of Ali Baba in the Woods (1897), Venetian Intrigue (1862) unfolds, where secrets and whispers thrive. Colonial Fur Traders (coloured engraving) exchange glances, as a cat with her kittens creeps up to a house, unnoticed. The Coal Hole's shadows hide more than just coals, as a press photographer with a hidden camera in his hat captures the unsuspecting. Spanish Contrabandistas, illustrated in Spanish Pictures by the Rev, exchange clandestine goods. The Girl using a mobile phone seems ordinary, but who knows what surreptitious messages she sends? Art and life intertwine, revealing the intrigue and mystery that lies within the most unexpected of places.