Tasb lecture: Oil and Old Masters: Calouste Gulbenkian as collector & Oil Titan

Lecture by Dr Jonathan Conlin: Gulbenkian was known as "Mr Five Per Cent', on account of his personal holding of five per cent of Middle East oil production. This talk weaves together the history of a great European collection (featuring Rembrandt bought from The Hermitage, as well as Lalique glass, carpets, Iznik ware and Renaissance paintings) with that of the emergence of the modern oil industry. It is based on Jonathan Conlin's award-winning biography of Gulbenkian, published in 2019; "Mr Five Per Cent: The Many Lives of Calouste Gulbenkian, the World's Richest Man".
Lecture starts at 20.00 and drinks at 19.30