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Sotheby’s Previews Turner’s Rome Painting Ahead £50M Auction

By Drooid · Sep 30, 2026, 12:09 AM UTC · How we work

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Sotheby's is previewing J.M.W. Turner’s ‘Rome, from Mount Aventine’ in Rome before its London auction.
Sotheby's estimates the painting will sell for about £50 million ($67 million), potentially a Turner record.
The canvas stays in its original frame, untouched, displaying Turner’s fingerprints and brush marks.
After three days in Rome, the work will travel to Sotheby’s galleries in Hong Kong, New York, and London.

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Sotheby's is previewing J.M.W. Turner’s ‘Rome, from Mount Aventine’ in Rome before its London auction.
Sotheby's estimates the painting will sell for about £50 million ($67 million), potentially a Turner record.
The canvas stays in its original frame, untouched, displaying Turner’s fingerprints and brush marks.
After three days in Rome, the work will travel to Sotheby’s galleries in Hong Kong, New York, and London.