This near-monochrome watercolour, right, by the Australian artist and stage designer Loudon Sainthill (1918-69) sold for five times its top estimate at Canterbury Auction Galleries (20% buyer’s premium) on October 3-4.
The Musician, a Surrealist-style 22 x 15in (56 x 38cm) pen, ink and watercolour of a Harlequin made from architectural features, playing a mandolin, had not been seen since the 1950s. It was bought by the London trade at £6000 against strong underbidding from an Australian gallery.