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  • STUBBS CUBS TO LEAD SOTHEBY’S OLD MASTER SALE

    Tygers at Play by George Stubbs.

    Tygers at Play by George Stubbs.

    A masterful depiction of two leopard cubs by George Stubbs will lead Sotheby’s sale of Old Master and British paintings in London next July 9.  Tygers at Play, one of the most celebrated works by Stubbs, is estimated at £4-6 million. Painted c1770-75  it has been exhibited only four times in public since its original appearance at the Royal Academy of Arts in London.

    Julian Gascoigne, Specialist, British Paintings at Sotheby’s commented: “Major big cat compositions by Stubbs very rarely appear at auction. Having only passed through two careful owners since it was painted, this work is in perfect condition, down to the delicate whiskers of the leopards, which is exceptionally rare for a work of this date. Never has the art market been so global and the universal beauty of Stubbs’s animals appeals today to an ever-growing array of collectors across the world. We therefore very much look forward to exhibiting this extraordinary work in Hong Kong, Moscow, New York and London in the three months leading up to the sale”. 

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