Painting sold for £66,000 in Harborough
This painting titled '˜The High Fall' (pictured on the right of the photo) sold for a high £66,000 at Gildings Auctioneers in Market Harborough this week.
The 1943 landscape by English painter, designer and war artist John Piper (1903-92), attracted great pre-sale interest from international dealers and private collectors from throughout the UK and also America. It had been estimated at £40,000 - £60,000.
“We’re delighted that this important work realised such a strong price” said Will Gilding, from the auction house. “It is a very powerful painting, beautifully executed, and has been cherished in a Leicestershire home for the last 30 or so years.”
The painting was the star of a Leicestershire man’s art collection. In total 53 works, amassed by the collector over a lifetime, sold for more than £91,000.