Work by Circle of Rubens gallops to £72,500 at Parker Fine Art Auctions
Circle of Peter Paul Rubens, Study of a Man on a Rearing Horse fetched £72,500.
FARNHAM
.- An oil on panel Study of a Man on a Rearing Horse catalogued as Circle of Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) fetched £72,500 at Parker Fine Art Auctions in a sale of Fine Paintings and Frames today (Thursday, May 13, 2021) in Farnham, Surrey. The framed painting, which measured 13.75 x 9.75 (35 x 24.7cm) had come from a private collection and was bought by a member of the trade bidding on the phone.
Auctioneer Buffy Parker commented: What a great start to the sale this is a house record for us. Although the painting was damaged, the main areas werent affected and obviously that didnt put people off bidding. It received 87 bids in total.
The landscape of Capel Soar in Gwynedd by Sir Kyffin Williams is expected to fetch thousands. Picture: PA Media A PAINTING by Wales’s most influential artist of the 20th century is to go under the hammer this week. The landscape of Capel Soar in Gwynedd by Sir Kyffin Williams is expected to fetch between £20,000 and £30,000. It is being sold alongside an illustrated letter from the artist saying he had eaten too many peppermint sweets and would not be picked to play rugby for Wales. The letter, which was dated December 10 1980, was written to the family who purchased the painting and who are now selling it.