‘Lost’ artworks shown before sale
Wonderful works of art by artists such as Turner, that have been lost to the world for years, are due to be shown again before going under the hammer at Sothebys next week.
Christies are also showing several works by Goya, also unseen for many years, before they too are put up for auction soon.
Bajar Rinendo (Down They Come), The Constable Lampinos Stitched Inside A Dead Horse and Repentance, turned up recently in a Swiss private collection whose owners contacted Christie’s.
Dating from the early 19th Century, they have been missing and presumed lost since 1877 and are expected to fetch more than £2m.
Christie’s will also be displaying a painting called La Surprise by Jean-Antoine Watteau, previously missing for almost 200 years and presumed to have been destroyed.
Found in the corner of a drawing room in a British country house during a valuation last year, it is expected to be sold for up to £5m.
The Turner is entitled Pope’s Villa At Twickenham, which has not appeared on the open market since 1827. It could fetch up to £7m and is being sold to help fund the development of Sudeley Castle in Gloucestershire, where it has hung for 40 years.
The sale is on the 9 July
