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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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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Two paintings by titans of the British art world have been reunited in London after 187 years. Continue reading
A landscape painting, which previously sold for £35,000 has been authenticated as an original from the brush of English Romantic painter John Constable and valued at around £2 million.
Gloucestershire businessman, Henry Reid, purchased the rendition of Willy Lott’s Cottage on the River Stour from art dealer and BBC Fake or Fortune? presenter Philip Mould in 2000. At the time, Mould was just beginning his career as a dealer. Continue reading
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