Simon Rollo Gillespie
- January 6, 2024
- Art Collector
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Simon Rollo Gillespie |
| Occupation | Art Collector |
| Date Of Birth | May 26, 1955(1955-05-26) |
| Age | 69 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Horoscope | Taurus |
Simon Rollo Gillespie Biography
| Name | Simon Rollo Gillespie |
| Birthday | May 26 |
| Birth Year | 1955 |
| Birth Country | United Kingdom |
| Birth Sign | Taurus |
Simon Rollo Gillespie is one of the most popular and richest Art Collector who was born on May 26, 1955 in United Kingdom. Simon Rollo Gillespie (born 26 May 1955) is a British conservator-restorer of fine art, as well as an historian of art. He is well-known for his work on Early British and Tudor portraits however his work spans across all periods , from the earliest paintings to modern art. He has been working on restoring artwork since 1978. He often appears as a guest on BBC Four series “Britain’s Lost Masterpieces” He has also been featured in the BBC1 art program “Fake or Fortune”.
Gillespie is involved with uncovering vanished masterpieces by Van Dyck like the Magistrate from Brussels (discovered during 2013) and an image of Olivia Boteler Porter, lady waiting for queen Henrietta Maria and wife of Van Dyck’s friend and patron Endymion’s Porter. Gillespie has also been involved in the recent discovery of paintings belonging to Henry VIII. In addition, in the year 2019 his involvement in public debates on the forum on Art UK Art UK website resulted in painting from the Walker Art Gallery being confirmed as a portrait painted by Van Dyck himself.
Since 2016, Gillespie has worked alongside Bendor Grosvenor on the BBC4 programme Britain’s Lost Masterpieces. The conservation treatment carried out on paintings as part of this TV programme has resulted in the re-discovery of previously lost or unknown masterpieces, including:
In February 2020 Gillespie announced the rediscovery of a lost masterpiece by 17th century Italian female artist Artemisia Gentileschi. The picture, depicting David with the Head of Goliath and belonging to a private collector who brought it to Gillespie’s studio for treatment after purchasing it at auction in December 2018, was published in an article written by Gianni Papi in The Burlington Magazine.
It was in 1982 that Gillespie created his own studio for restoration, Simon Gillespie Ltd.
Simon Rollo Gillespie Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Art Collector |
| House | Living in own house. |
Simon Rollo Gillespie is one of the richest Art Collector from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Simon Rollo Gillespie 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Simon was married to Cristina Rule in 1970 and they had three sons. In 2014 Simon married Philippa Found.
Gillespie attended Milton Abbey School and after an apprenticeship with the cabinetmaker Martin Dodgsen and a spell as an Viticulturalist in Germany In 1975, Gillespie started his own business restoration and exporting of vintage vehicles before moving on to the restoration of antiques as well as the earliest English furniture. After a break of three years, traveling to Mexico and establishing one of the world’s first English education center for children, Gillespie returned to the UK and started an apprenticeship in the restoration and preservation of art pieces. In the course of this the artist completed a course in chemistry that was related to conservation.
The most significant discovery arising from Gillespie’s work on the show Fake or Fortune with Philip Mould and Fiona Bruce was in 2015 when a Pietà from St John the Baptist’s Church, Tunstall in Lancashire was revealed to be by the Italian painter Francesco Montemezzano. Philip Mould said of the result of Gillespie’s conservation treatment: “It was an extraordinary transformation and on a scale that is pretty well unmatched.”
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Simon Ranked on the list of most popular Art Collector. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Simon Rollo Gillespie celebrates birthday on May 26 of every year.