Old Masters - New Prices

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1590

Date Released

23 Nov 1959

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Old Masters - New Prices. DESCRIPTION: Sotheby’s London galleries have been fairly bursting with works of art to be sold by auction. They’ve been doing record business lately. In the Old Masters’ auction, The Head of a Bearded Man, by Rubens, brought the highest price. SHOTLIST: MS storeman carrying painting. LS storeman storing paintings. MS checking same, GV painting in storage. MS ‘Church in Winter’ by Monet. GV same. MS ‘Death of Ophelia’ by Delaguare. CU same. MS ‘I await the letter’ by Gouzau. CU same. MS ‘A Village Feast’ by Peter Brugel. CU same. MS ‘The Reapers’ by George Stubbs. MS ‘Head of a Bearded Man’ by Rubens. CU same. GV auction. LS same. GV audience. LS audience. GV same. CU auctioneer. CU ‘Head of a Bearded Man’ by Rubens.

Keywords

Arts and crafts; Business and commerce

Locations

London; England

Card file number

78610

Credits:

Commentator: Geoffrey Sumner
Camera: Norman Fisher
Camera: Samuelson

Length of story (in feet)

111

Story extras:

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