On Monday Sotheby's auctioned off Bridge No. 114 by the fictional artist, Nat Tate -- Lot 214, which went for £7,250, considerably more than the estimate; click on the 'Catalogue Notes & Provenance' or see this print version (warning ! dreaded pdf format !) for more information.
Tate is, of course, the invention of author William Boyd -- who wrote Nat Tate: An American Artist: 1928-1960; get your copy at Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk.
For more on the picture and the auction, see also Maev Kennedy's report, Painting by mythical artist Nat Tate sells for very real £7,250 at Sotheby's in The Guardian.
Tate is, of course, the invention of author William Boyd -- who wrote Nat Tate: An American Artist: 1928-1960; get your copy at Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk.
For more on the picture and the auction, see also Maev Kennedy's report, Painting by mythical artist Nat Tate sells for very real £7,250 at Sotheby's in The Guardian.