Signed William Henry, the sometime pseudonym of William Henry Haines (1812-1884), an artist better known for sentimental genre paintings, this work sold to the London trade at £34,000 (plus 15 per cent premium).
View of Venice at the Entrance to the Grand Canal
UK: While the art market has been quieter in the provincial salerooms since the New Year, an exception was provided by this oil on canvas View of Venice at the Entrance to the Grand Canal, which appeared at Lawrence's of Crewkerne on February 17.