Portrait of the Queen of Britain Elizabeth II with her eyes closed sold at auction for nearly 190 thousand pounds (about 238 dollars).
This was reported by the auction house Sotheby’s on Twitter.
#AuctionUpdate By Royal Appointment:Chris Levine’s portrait of the #Queen with her eyes closed soars above estimate to achieve £187,500 pic.twitter.com/939pVqbqmV
— Sotheby’s (@Sothebys) on 5 April 2017.
The author of the portrait of the Queen of Britain is Chris Lewin, who is considered the pioneer of light art. It is noteworthy that a preliminary assessment of his portrait of Queen Elizabeth II was much less than the final transaction amount – from £50 thousand to £80 million, but in the end the work went for £187
It is noted that during the photo shoot, the Queen asked to sit for eight seconds for each frame. Between shooting Elizabeth II turned a blind eye to rest. While Levin was so impressed by the meditative state of the Queen, he captured his picture.
