Burne-Jones Breaks Record at Auction
July 18, 2013
| Burne-Jones' Love among the Ruins brings over 22 million dollars at Christie's London on July 11th, almost 15 million pounds. This sets a new world record for the artist's work, the third highest price at auction for a Victorian painting, and highest price ever for a 19th century Victorian Sale in London. |  |
| Edward Burne-Jones Title: Love among the Ruins Description: signed with initials (lower left), and signed again 'Edward. Burne. Jones' Medium: watercolor, bodycolor and gum arabic on paper Size: Height 38 in.; Width 60 in. / Height 96.5 cm.; Width 152.4 cm. Sale of Christie's London: Thursday, July 11, 2013 [Lot 3] Important Victorian & British Impressionist Art Estimate 3,000,000 - 5,000,000 GBP (4,537,205 - 7,562,008 USD) Sold For 14,845,875 GBP (22,452,926 USD) PREMIUM | |