Christie’s Liz Taylor art sale

A Galway drawing by Augustus John is among the 38 artworks works belonging to Elizabeth Taylor to be sold at Christie’s in London next month.

Galway Fisherfolk 1915 is estimated at £2,500-£3,500 sterling or €2,900-€3,900. It will feature at the Impressionist and Modern Works on Paper sale on February 8.

The late actress amassed a significant collection of 19th and 20th century works. These are led by van Gogh’s autumn landscape “Vue de l’Asile et de la Chapelle de Saint-Remy” (£5-7 million). The collection includes an Edgar Degas self-portrait and works by Camille Pissarro and Auguste Renoir.