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Painting bought for £500 identified as Turner, sells for nearly £1.9m

A painting bought for just over £500 in 2024 was initially attributed to a follower of Julius Caesar Ibbetson. Restoration revealed Joseph Mallord William Turner’s signature, and the early work sold at Sotheby’s for about £1.9 million in July 2025.
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