Painted in 1821, The Hay Wain is not only widely regarded as John Constable’s (1776-1837) finest work but one of the most famous paintings in English history. Now, a long-lost oil sketch by Constable of the rural scene has been discovered in a private collection in Guernsey and could fetch up to £120,000 at auction.
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A long-lost masterpiece by John Constable (1776-1837), estimated to be worth up to £2 million, has been discovered gathering dust at Craufurdland Castle in Scotland. The “life-changing” find was made by the castle’s 29thlaird and his wife who were struggling to pay for repairs on the estate.
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An oil painting by the English Romantic landscape painter John Constable (1776-1837) sold in an auction in Cincinnati, Ohio, last year as a copy, making £40,000 against a pre-sale estimate of only $1,000-2,000. It has now been authenticated as being a genuine Constable. It will be sold in Sotheby’s Old Master Paintings December sale with an impressive estimate of £3-5 million.
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