Crowdfunding project to bid for Turner at Sotheby’s hits six-figures

A crowdfunding project by Bristol Museums Development Trust to bid for JMW Turner’s 'The Rising Squall, Hot Wells from St Vincent’s Rock, Bristol' (1792), has reached in excess of £100,000.

The picture is estimated at £200,000-300,000 at Sotheby’s and will be offered tomorrow (July 2).