Painting by ‘Italian master’ expected to sell for £50 reaches £160,000 at auction
Painting by ‘Italian master’ expected to sell for £50 reaches £160,000 at auction
It is not known – yet – who the artist of the mysterious painting is suspected to be (Picture: Wessex)
A rare painting which was only expected to make £50 at auction became the unexpected centre of a ‘bidding frenzy’.
The artwork, depicting Madonna and child, sold yesterday for £160,000.
Details on the painting’s background are scant but some believe it could be the work of an ‘Italian…