
Tom Kerridge
Tom Kerridge
10 artworks | 8:15 minutes
To find out more about each of Tom’s top picks, click on the artwork title.

Thomas Banks RA, Anatomical Crucifixion (James Legg), 1801.
Part of the RA CollectionPlaster cast, early 19th century. 2315 mm x 1410 mm x 340 mm, Weight: 74 kg. © Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London.
Thomas Banks RA
This sculpture is an actual cast of someone who murdered somebody… it's not a make-believe piece. It’s very real, it’s pretty dark, it’s pretty gruesome, but there’s something about it I absolutely love.
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David Nash RA, Crack and Warp Column, 2006.
Part of the RA Collectionoak. 2280 mm x 500 mm x 500 mm. © David Nash RA. © Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London.
David Nash RA
Crack and Warp Column , 2006
Using wood in sculpture is something that I’ve watched my wife do for many years, and these pieces grow more beautiful the older they get. They’re constantly changing, there’s something very warm and lovely about that.
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George Dance RA, Three praying figures.
Part of the RA Collectionpen and ink on cream laid paper. 53 mm x 53 mm. © Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London.
George Dance RA
There’s something about sketches I fall in love with. How artists work from something that’s very simple and then grows into a beautiful piece of work is something that I can relate to as being a chef: the understanding of how you produce a dish, starts off with a basic raw ingredient.
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Eadweard Muybridge, Ostrich; running, 1872-1885.
Part of the RA CollectionCollotype on white wove paper. 264 mm x 288 mm. © Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London. Photographer: Prudence Cuming Associates Limited.
Eadweard Muybridge
Ostrich; running , 1872-1885
An ostrich is a funny looking animal anyway, so the idea of seeing it in this situation is fantastic. It’s a great, fun photograph, I think it’s a wonderful little piece.
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D. Brucciani & Co (London), Richmond Aphrodite (Roman copy of a Greek original), 400 BC-300 BC?.
Part of the RA CollectionPlaster cast, 19th century. 815 mm x 380 mm x 260 mm. © Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London.
D. Brucciani & Co (London)
Richmond Aphrodite (Roman copy of a Greek original) , 400 BC-300 BC?
There’s so many sculptures in stone or marble that are based on the human body, but there’s something very beautiful about this. And the fact that it’s from about 300 or 400 BC, how cool is that?
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Sir William Orpen RA, Le Chef de l'Hôtel Chatham, Paris, ca. 1921.
Part of the RA CollectionOil on canvas. 1270 mm x 1025 mm x 25 mm. © Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London. Photographer: John Hammond.
Sir William Orpen RA
Le Chef de l'Hôtel Chatham, Paris , ca. 1921
The chef in this painting is very statesman-like... chefs were always seen as working-class guys, but here he looks like he could be sat on horseback, about to go into battle. But the thing I really love is that there’s such a point made of his wedding ring.
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Sir Hugh Casson PRA, Military airfield, c.1940-1943.
Part of the RA CollectionPen and ink and watercolour. 259 mm x 390 mm. © Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London.
Sir Hugh Casson PRA
Military airfield , c.1940-1943
This drawing is really a reflection of an age. We’re the last generation that actually knows someone that was in World War II, so it’s very emotive.
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Henry Dixon & Son, The Water Colour Room, 'Exhibition of Works by the Late Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema R.A., O.M.', 1913.
Part of the RA Collection226 mm x 293 mm. © Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London.
Henry Dixon & Son
The Water Colour Room, 'Exhibition of Works by the Late Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema R.A., O.M.' , 1913
I love this photograph... you want to be very quiet, you feel like you’ve been invited into the gallery after-hours, there’s nobody else there. There’s something very special about being in a gallery all on your own.
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Sir Anthony Caro RA, Cascade Series 'Mouchoir', 1990.
Part of the RA CollectionSteel (rusted & waxed). 1395 mm x 1395 mm x 1115 mm. © Sir Anthony Caro RA. © Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London. Photographer: Paul Highnam.
Sir Anthony Caro RA
Cascade Series 'Mouchoir' , 1990
This sculpture grows, it evolves, it feels alive, it feels like it’s moving – but at the same point, it’s a rusty old piece of metal. I absolutely adore the way that Tony works.
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Anne-Katrin Purkiss, Sir Anthony Caro R.A., 1998.
Part of the RA CollectionSilver gelatin print. 213 mm x 285 mm. © Anne-Katrin Purkiss. © Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London.
Anne-Katrin Purkiss
Sir Anthony Caro R.A. , 1998
This is a picture of a great man. Sir Anthony Caro... he was such a beautiful and an amazing human being and his work is incredible.
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Tom Kerridge is a chef and TV presenter who runs The Hand and Flowers in Marlow, the UK’s only pub with two Michelin stars. His latest cookbook, Lose Weight For Good, was published in December 2017.
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