A Polite Request

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A Place Like No Other: tales of the unexpected at Derek Hill’s house in Donegal

Eccentric, exacting and exceedingly well connected, the artist had an eye not just for a bargain, but for undiscovered talent too. As comfortable with friends like Greta Garbo as he was the fishermen-painters he met on his travels, Hill created a home of similarly vibrant variation. Wandering its rooms, his great nephew (and Inigo co-founder) paints a picture of an adventurous aesthete and artistic advocate

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words: Albert Hill
photograph: Elyse Kennedy

A Place Like No Other: tales of the unexpected at Derek Hill’s house in Donegal

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