Pounds 64,000 Per Sq. Inch ; Pounds 5.8m Turner Almost Triples Record for British Watercolour
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ART experts describe it as an extraordinary study in light, colour and texture. Yesterday it attracted an extraordinary price tag.
Turner's awe-inspring Blue Rigi: Lake of Lucerne, Sunrise sold for more than Pounds 5.8million at Christie's in London, smashing the record for a British watercolour.See the full content of this document
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Pounds 64,000 Per Sq. Inch ; Pounds 5.8m Turner Almost Triples Record for British Watercolour
The price, nearly three times the presale estimate, represents Pounds 64,000 per square inch for a work measuring just 113/4in by 73/4in.
Critics consider the 1842...See the full content of this document
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