River landscape by Bertram Priestman – £20,000 at Tennants.
Tennants (20% buyer’s premium) of Leyburn claimed a new auction record for Bertram Priestman (1868-1951) when it sold a painting of an extensive river landscape by the local artist.
Measuring 3ft 11in x 4ft 6in (1.19 x 1.38m), the oil on canvas was among the more substantial works by the Yorkshire painter to appear on the market and was described by the auction house as an “exceptional, large-scale piece”.