This typical nocturnal scene by Victorian painter John Atkinson Grimshaw sold for £80,000 at John Nicholson’s.
A trademark nocturnal scene by Victorian painter John Atkinson Grimshaw (1836-93) got away on low estimate for £80,000 at John Nicholson’s (25% buyer’s premium) of Haslemere in Surrey.
The 12 x 20in (30 x 51cm) oil on board, which was included in a sale of pictures on November 28, was painted in 1883 and depicts a moonlit lane with a covered wagon in the distance and a country house lit by candlelight.