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Turner landscape sells for £9.1m | Turner landscape sells for £9.1m |
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A Turner landscape has fetched £9.1m ($12.9m) in an auction at Sotheby's in New York. | A Turner landscape has fetched £9.1m ($12.9m) in an auction at Sotheby's in New York. |
The Temple of Jupiter Panellenius, an oil landscape, achieved the second highest price ever for a painting by the British master. | The Temple of Jupiter Panellenius, an oil landscape, achieved the second highest price ever for a painting by the British master. |
The painting was secured by an anonymous telephone bidder. | The painting was secured by an anonymous telephone bidder. |
It is one of only three made by Joseph Mallord William Turner which depict ancient Greece and was first exhibited in 1816. | |
It features an ancient Greek scene of figures dancing a national dance with a temple in the background. | It features an ancient Greek scene of figures dancing a national dance with a temple in the background. |
For the past 25 years it has remained in the private collection of fine art dealer Richard Feigen. | For the past 25 years it has remained in the private collection of fine art dealer Richard Feigen. |
It toured Paris, London and Los Angeles before being sold at Sotheby's in New York as part of its Important Old Masters Paintings sale. | It toured Paris, London and Los Angeles before being sold at Sotheby's in New York as part of its Important Old Masters Paintings sale. |
On Wednesday, in a separate sale at Christie's in New York, a quartet of Turner paintings sold for close to £1.3m ($1.8m). | On Wednesday, in a separate sale at Christie's in New York, a quartet of Turner paintings sold for close to £1.3m ($1.8m). |
The record for a Turner was achieved by Christie's in New York in April 2006 - a Venetian landscape by the artist sold for £25m ($35.9m). | The record for a Turner was achieved by Christie's in New York in April 2006 - a Venetian landscape by the artist sold for £25m ($35.9m). |
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