20th Century British Art Continues to Make World Records at Bonhams

LONDON.- Bonhams sale of 20th Century British Art once more exceeded expectations yesterday when it made a £2 million total and a brand new world record price for a Helen Bradley picture sold at auction, for £144,000. Bradley (1900-1979), who started painting in her sixties, and died shortly before she was due to be honoured with an MBE, had previously commanded £97,000 as a best price at auction, said a delighted Matthew Bradbury, Head of 20th Century British Art at Bonhams. The world record picture titled "Blackpool Beach" a sunny image of bathers, had been estimated to sell for £70,000 to £90,000. Matthew Bradbury said that the sale had “produced strength across the board” with the 90 lots offered generally doing well. Fourth highest price in the sale was for a recently discovered David Bomberg (1890-1957), "The Canal Lock" which sold for £84,000 against a pre-sale estimate of £30,000 to £50,000. Other
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