Stuart Jeffries

Meet Congo, the Leonardo of chimps, whose paintings sell for £14,500

Picasso, Miro and Dali all owned Congo's paintings. Stuart Jeffries talks to Desmond Morris, who discovered the chimp's talent in the 1950s

issue 21 December 2019
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