LANDSEER PAINTING SELLS FOR £5.9M AT AUCTION

A painting by Sir Edwin Landseer has sold for £5.9 million at auction, according to BBC News. The work, titled Scene in Braemar, fetched five times the previous record price for one of Landseer's paintings. The sale took place at an unspecified auction house.

Scene in Braemar is described as a sister painting to Monarch of the Glen, Landseer's well-known work. Landseer was Queen Victoria's favourite artist, and the painting depicts a Scottish Highland landscape. The previous record for a Landseer work stood considerably lower, suggesting significant market interest in this particular piece.

The sale marks a notable appreciation in the market value of Landseer's work. The five-fold increase over the previous record indicates growing collector demand for paintings by the 19th-century artist. No further details regarding the buyer or the specific auction house conducting the sale were provided in the available information.