Nottingham Post published Nigel Kirk: Thomas Barrett is an unheralded Notts artist

Whether old or contemporary don't be fooled by the hype, just rely on your eyes when it comes to fine art says auctioneer Nigel Kirk of Nottingham Fine Art Auctioneers Mellors & Kirk.If you were asked to name a famous Nottingham artist from the past who would you choose?Perhaps Bonington, Arthur Spooner or most likely Dame Laura Knight, although in her case she was actually born in Derbyshire. And, of course, you'd be quite right.Thomas Barrett isn't famous, but his obscurity certainly isn't