Taylor Collection
February 8 2012
By LH
A few choice works from the collection of the late Elizabeth Taylor fetched almost £14m at auction in London last night.
All eyes were on Van Gogh's 'Vue de l'asile et de la Chapelle de Saint-Rémy' which soared above the £5m-£7m estimate, selling for over£10m. Not bad considering it cost her dad £92k back in 1963. Other interesting works included a self-portrait by Degas which made £713k, and a nice Pissarro for £2.9m. More details here.
The sales continue today, and if you want a piece of the action there are still some interesting works by top artists up for grabs, such as this head sketch by Augustus John of the 'Bright Young Thing' Mabel Wright.
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