Dr Lucian Harris is an historian, journalist and expert on British collections of South Asian art, the subject of his doctoral thesis. Dividing his time between London and Delhi, he has combined academic research with reporting on the international auction market for The Art Newspaper, Apollo, Art + Auction, Harper's Bazaar Art Arabia and Art India.
Recently, he has witnessed a great expansion in collecting Sikh art. His new and exciting approach to cultural history examines objects for the original context in which they were created, as well as contemporary descriptions, auction catalogues, inventories, and other sources to illuminate the people and institutions who owned, bought and sold them.
