The painting, bought for only 50 pence, was sold almost 35 thousand pounds!
ARTinvestment.RU   03 июня 2008

Scot, bought the picture of Canadian artist Cornelius David Krighoffa for only 50 pence, sold it for £ 34 800

Scot, bought the picture of Canadian artist Cornelius David Krighoffa for only 50 pence, sold it for 34 800 pounds sterling.

The seller, who wishes to remain anonymous, bought the work in the 1970's on the market Barrowland in Glasgow. And yet he did not represent the values of this picture. «I bought it only because she liked me, and never thought that it would cost so much», - he said. The fact that the product actually costs much more than 50 pence, he learned only when the picture took on the restoration. Later he gave her Edinburgh auction Lyon and Turnbull, who exhibited work at the bidding of U.S. estimeytom 59159-98599.

Krighoff native of Holland, emigrated to North America in the 30-ies of the XIX century, is considered one of the most famous Canadian painters. In his paintings, he often depicted everyday life of Canadian farmers. The work sold at Lyon and Turnbull, is a rural scene: a log house on a winter landscape, a peasant, piercing the wood, his wife and children. The newspaper The Herald says that the painting, like many other works Krighoffa, narrates the life of peasants and their customs, which long ago disappeared. Therefore, his work is of interest: it allows us to see «the case of days long past».

Nick Karnou, head of the department of painting and managing director of Lyon and Turnbull, said that «such finding any dreams».

Buyer acquired the picture, also wished to remain anonymous.

Sources: www.theherald.co.uk ; http://collectibles.suite101.com ; www.bbc.com



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