Henry Lydiate

Henry Lydiate has specialised in business and legal issues relating to international art business for over 35 years, since being called to the English Bar in 1974. He has written a regular column for Art Monthly since its first issue in 1976, and his collected articles are published as the Artlaw Archive by Artquest for which he also provides online advice to artists. He is the founding partner of The Henry Lydiate Partnership LLP, the creative arts business consultancy whose clients include artists, dealers, collectors, auction houses, artists’ estates, foundations, museum and gallery collections, and public art institutions. His portfolio includes designing and delivering postgraduate business and legal modules for Sotheby’s Institute of Art, Southwestern University Law School Los Angeles, and the University of the Arts London where he is Visiting Professor in Artlaw.