Constable’s ‘The Lock’ breaks artist record at £22.4 million at Christie’s Auction in London
Tuesday, July 3rd, 2012
John Constable’s “The Lock” (1824) which sold for £22.4 million, within its £20-25 million estimate
John Constable‘s “The Lock” broke the artist’s record sale at an auction today at at Christie’s in London. The British painting from the Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection sold in its £20-25 million estimate at £22.4 million, earning a joint fourth place title on the list of most-expensive Old Masters.