The well-known artwork “Go to the match” was purchased by British artist Lawrence Stephen Laurie on Wednesday for 7.8 million pounds (8.74 million dollars). Laurie will use the money to construct a museum near Manchester that will bear his name and display the painting for tourists.
People are seen making their way to a stadium in northwest England in footage from 1953.
According to Christie’s auction house, the work’s beginning bid was 6. 6 million pounds, but its final bid reached 7.
8,000,000 pounds.
The Lori Museum, which opened in 2000 and is located in Salford, close to Manchester, is the organisation that purchased the painting.
We were glad to purchase the going board for the game as a result of the British businessman Andrew Lau and his wife Zoe’s kind donation to the Football Foundation.
We are excited to bring her to Salford, where she will continue to be shown in front of guests in the Andrew and Zoe Low showrooms at the Laurie Museum, the spokeswoman added.
The picture, which the Association of Professional Players purchased in 1999 for less than two million pounds and was valued between five and eight million pounds, was up for sale.
Getting more than $8 million for the “Go to the match” board
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