When the Little Ice Age hit the northern hemisphere from the early 14th century it had artists reaching for their brushes in response to the frosty phenomenon. Clare Ford-Wille revels in the frosty ...

Carl Hondius is an artist. How much does a Carl Hondius cost? The maker's first piece to be offered at auction was "Portrait of a Woman with a Head Scarf" at Doyle New York in 2009.