Julian Guy Yonge Radcliffe OBE QVRM (born August 1948) is a British businessman, and the founder and chairman of the Art Loss Register (ALR).

Early life

He was educated at Eton, and New College, Oxford, and graduated with a degree in politics and economics.[1][2]

Career

In 1970, Radcliffe joined Hogg Robinson, as a Lloyd's of London insurance broker.[2] He claims that in 1975, he was one of the co-founders of Control Risks, then a Hogg Robinson subsidiary, with Timothy Royle.[2][3] However, he does not appear in any company literature regarding the founding process and was likely just an early minority shareholder.[4] In 1990, he founded the Art Loss Register. ("ALR") [2]

Radcliffe is the majority shareholder in the Art Loss Register, with auction houses Sotheby's (a/k/a Oatshare Ltd.) owning about 11%, Christie's about 3%.[5] In 1991, The International Foundation for Art Research, based in New York City, NY (USA) helped create the Art Loss Register (ALR) as a commercial enterprise to expand and market the database. IFAR managed ALR's U.S. operations through 1997. In 1998 the ALR assumed full responsibility for the IFAR database although IFAR retains ownership[6]

While widely recognised for its contributions to art recovery, the ALR has faced occasional scrutiny over its negotiations with the holders of lost art.[7] However, Shortland’s detailed analysis emphasises that these negotiations are legal, ethical, and necessary to ensure rightful restitution while preventing criminals from profiting.[8]

As of 2016, the Art Loss Register claims to be the world's largest private database of lost and stolen art, with more than 300,000 items.[9]

Honours

Radcliffe was awarded an OBE in 1999 and the QVRM in 2004[2] for activities unrelated to his work at the Art Loss Register.

Personal life

Radcliffe lives near Much Wenlock, Shropshire.[10]

Radcliffe's favourite painting is A Cornfield, 1815, by Peter De Wint, in the collection of the V&A, London.[11]

References

  1. ^ Mostrous, Alexi. "The murky world of the art detective – The Times". Archived from the original on 19 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Julian Radcliffe – Art Business Conference".
  3. ^ Wachman, Richard (14 March 2010). "Iraq security firm joins bidding for Wall Street's favourite detective agency". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Control Risks Group - SourceWatch". www.sourcewatch.org. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  5. ^ [1] Companies House Gov.UK
  6. ^ "About IFAR".
  7. ^ "Optical Due Diligence: Art Loss Register Claims To Vet Ancient Art. Does it?". Chasing Aphrodite. August 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  8. ^ Shortland, Anja (2021). Lost Art: The Art Loss Register Casebook Vol I. London: Unicorn. ISBN 978-1-913491-48-2.
  9. ^ John Kerr (9 March 2016). The Securitization and Policing of Art Theft: The Case of London. Routledge. pp. 99–101. ISBN 978-1-317-01648-9. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  10. ^ "National Trust farming tenancy project".
  11. ^ "My favourite painting: Julian Radcliffe – Country Life". 3 June 2016.
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