Fayez Barakat: Beyond Belief

To most of us, Fayez Barakat is best known as the world's most important dealer and collector of ancient art. However, and whilst Barakat's extensive knowledge has helped shape key private and public collections (and to this day remains a leading scholar in this field), there is another said to Fayez Barakat that is fast becoming apparent; he is a prolific and highly accomplished painter who has managed over the last few years to establish an ecclectic and allusive body of work.