Picasso on a postcard! Christmas dinner sketch by founder of Cubism at auction for £30,000 

Considered by many to be the world’s greatest modern artist Pablo Picasso produced more than 25,000 works of art during his long career.  Born in Spain in 1881 Picasso quickly became enamoured with art under the formal guidance of his art professor father, Don José Ruiz y Blasco. Picasso found himself as a painter, sculptor … Read more

A postcard sent in 1920 finally gets delivered a century later to address in Michigan

A woman from Michigan received a postcard in her mailbox which had been sent almost exactly 100 years ago. Brittany Keech from Belding, east of Grand Rapids said the message was completely unexpected and is now trying to find relatives of the intended recipient.  The postcard had a George Washington stamp affixed in the top … Read more

Woman designs postcard aimed at helping people look after neighbours self-isolating over coronavirus

Woman designs postcard aimed at helping people to look after their neighbours if they are self-isolating over coronavirus Becky Wass, from Falmouth, Cornwall, came up with idea to ‘spread kindness’  Postcard designed to help those self-isolating and unable to go out to the shops Also offers help of picking up urgent supplies or simply ‘a … Read more

Postcard that DH Lawrence sent to fiancee 110 years ago goes up for auction

A postcard written by writer and poet DH Lawrence to a woman he fell in love with over a century ago will be sold at auction. The famous author wrote the postcard to his sweetheart Louie Burrows shortly before they became engaged to be married in 1910. He described his fiancée as a woman who … Read more