Monocle on Collecting
A collaboration with Sotheby’s, exploring history’s greatest collectors and their prized acquisitions in art, design, and culture.
Latest Episodes

Chara Schreyer
The latest episode of the series from Monocle and Sotheby’s profiling some of history’s greatest collectors focuses on the German-born, California-raised philanthropist and patron of the arts. Schreyer amassed more than 600 works by…

Erving and Joyce Wolf
In the latest episode of Monocle’s production for Sotheby’s, we learn about oil and gas pioneers Erving and Joyce Wolf, who were passionate collectors of American art and design. Over a marriage spanning seven…

William S Paley
As the head of CBS for more than half a century, William S Paley was responsible for transforming the US broadcasting landscape. But his contribution to modern art was equally remarkable. A trip to…