BFW 12/03 20:44 *RARE TURNER PAINTING IN PRIVATE COLLECTION FETCHES $47.5M
BN 12/03 20:43 *TURNER SALE SETS AUCTION RECORD FOR ARTIST AT SOTHEBY'S
BN 12/03 20:43 *RARE TURNER PAINTING IN PRIVATE COLLECTION FETCHES $47.5M
BN 12/03 20:43 *TURNER SALE SETS AUCTION RECORD FOR ARTIST AT SOTHEBY'S
BN 12/03 20:43 *RARE TURNER PAINTING IN PRIVATE COLLECTION FETCHES $47.5M
Rare Turner Painting in Private Collection Fetches $47.5 Million
2014-12-03 20:45:56.164 GMT
By Mary Romano
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- One of the few works by British
artist J.M.W. Turner held in a private collection sold for 30.3
pounds ($47.5 million), the first time the painting had come to
auction in 130 years.
“Rome, From Mount Aventine,” a 200-year-old landscape of
the Italian city viewed from Aventine Hill looking north across
the city, sold today at Sotheby’s in London, setting an auction
record for the artist. The work was estimated at 15 million
pounds to 20 million pounds.
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2014-12-03 20:45:56.164 GMT
By Mary Romano
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- One of the few works by British
artist J.M.W. Turner held in a private collection sold for 30.3
pounds ($47.5 million), the first time the painting had come to
auction in 130 years.
“Rome, From Mount Aventine,” a 200-year-old landscape of
the Italian city viewed from Aventine Hill looking north across
the city, sold today at Sotheby’s in London, setting an auction
record for the artist. The work was estimated at 15 million
pounds to 20 million pounds.
Link to Company News:{BID US <Equity> CN <GO>}
For Related News and Information:
Top Stories:{TOP<GO>}
To contact the reporter on this story:
Mary Romano in New York at +1-212-617-5552 or
mromano6@bloomberg.net
To contact the editor responsible for this story:
Mary Romano at +1-212-617-5552 or
mromano6@bloomberg.net