Pre-Raphaelite Picture Reaps Auction Record Price
- December 18, 2011 14:47
A world record price was set for the work of Frank Cadogan Cowper (English, 1877-1958) at Christie’s in London for a 40in by 30in painting titled Our Lady Of The Fruits Of The Earth.
Created in 1917, Cowper's vibrant oil had been expected to sell for between £150,000 and £250,000, but in the end it sold for £469,250, smashing the existing auction record for the artist's work by £96,000.
Cowper is considered by some as "The Last of the Pre-Raphaelites."
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![Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577–1640), After Titian (Tiziano Vecelli) (Italian [Venetian], c. 1488–1576), Rape of Europa, 1628–29. Oil on canvas, 71 7/8 x 79 3/8 in.](/images/c/e2/2e/Jan20_Rape_of_Europa100x100_c.jpg "Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577–1640), After Titian (Tiziano Vecelli) (Italian [Venetian], c. 1488–1576), Rape of Europa, 1628–29. Oil on canvas, 71 7/8 x 79 3/8 in.")
