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Monday, 28 September 2015 10:28

John Constable’s “The Lock” Heads to Auction

John Constable's 'The Lock.' John Constable's 'The Lock.' Wikimedia Commons

A painting British artist John Constable kept by his side until his death is to be offered for sale.

The Lock - one of a small group of landscapes known as the Six-Footers - will be put up for sale in December by Sotheby's auction house.

The painting of a bucolic scene on the River Stour in Suffolk is estimated to be worth £8-12m.

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