Vendors of ‘Friedrich’ apply to have £300,000 sale annulled

WHAT is thought to be a long-lost work by Caspar David Friedrich (1774-1840) is at the centre of a legal imbroglio after being offered for auction in France with an estimate of 80-100 euros.

Owl on a Bare Branch, a 10 x 121/2in (25.5 x 31.5cm) oil on canvas, was offered in Cannes on Februar…

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