Godfrey Barker was Arts Columnist for The Daily Telegraph from 1986 to 1997 and has written since then for The Evening Standard.   His art market commentaries have also appeared over 25 years in The Times, The Guardian, The Sunday Times, The Sunday Telegraph, The Daily Mail, The Economist and The Fiekl in the UK, in Die Welt in Germany and in ARTNews, Art and Auction, Forbes and The Wall Street Journal in the United States.   He broadcasts for BBC Radio 4, the BBC World Service and for BBC TV.

In a previous life he was a leader writer and Parliamentary sketchwriter for The Daily Telegraph for thirteen years.   He served as an advisor on the art market to seven Arts Ministers from 1982 to 1997.   

His first book, Vanity Fair: The Rich and The Price of Art is published in London by Constable this Christmas