Ian Dunlop

Ian Dunlop (born 1940) is a Scottish writer and former art critic for the ''Evening Standard''. His first book, ''The Shock of the New'', about seven historic exhibitions of modern art, was published in 1972. It was followed by books on Van Gogh, and on the life and art of Edgar Degas (1979). He has also written books and articles on contemporary American and British art and contributed reviews and art criticism to ''The Times'', ''Studio International'', ''Apollo'', ''The Times Literary Supplement,'' and ''The Spectator''.

Dunlop was born in Edinburgh, the eldest son of Commander Frederick Hamilton Dunlop, R.N., and the grandson of Sir Thomas Charles Dunlop of Doonside (1878–1960), sportsman, printer, and publisher of the ''Ayr Advertiser''. He was educated at Eton College and then Trinity College, Dublin, where he read Mental and Moral Science. He now lives in London. In 2016, he published ''The Urban Fox'', his first collection of poems.

Besides writing, Dunlop has worked as an art expert for Sotheby's, New York, and was Head of Contemporary Art for a while. He also worked as an art dealer and was a founder member of the Artis Group. Provided by Wikipedia