Long-lost Victorian painting by William Powell Frith nets $782,680 at Christie's auction

"'The Derby Day' is an early version of one of the era's most famous pictures — Frith's teeming, picaresque image of the crowds at an 1850s horse race, from a rich family in their carriage to gamblers, acrobats and prostitutes.

The finished painting hangs in the Tate Britain gallery in London. The 15-by-35 inch (39 centimeter by 91 centimeter) oil-on-canvas sketch sold by Christie's is Frith's first complete version of the scene.

Christie's said the sale — to an anonymous bidder over the phone — set a world record price for Frith at auction."  [Read Full Article]

Published by:  Artdaily.org
On:  12/19/11
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