Client Sotheby's
We sit down with artist, Bouke de Vries, in an exploration of William Hogarth's series of satirical paintings, present at the Soane Museum in London alongside Bouke's ceramic interpretation. Taste in High Life is an exceptional work and the last major satirical painting by Hogarth left in private hands. Commissioned in 1742 by one of the artist’s major patrons, Mary Edwards (1705–1743) – the richest woman in England – it is a tour de force of satirical wit and social caricature. Preserved in exceptional condition, it is the first significant painting by William Hogarth – perhaps the first great English artist – to have appeared for sale on the open market for half a century.
Director, Producer, Cinematographer
Cinematography by Hannah Dougherty and Richard Brunner
Associate Producer Baltazar Veljković
Edited by Devon Kuziw