King Charles is up for auction today and is said to have received an unprecedented amount of interest.The painting of Balmoral Castle was created in 2001 and was reprinted in a limited run of 100 productions, with print number 18 going up for sale.The rare print is being sold by fine art auctioneers Bonhams as part of their "The Scottish Home" auction.It has been signed by the King himself and comes with a certificate of authentication.Managing director of Bonhams May Matthews said: “We were quite flabbergasted to see the level of interest in this.“We’ve had interest from all over the globe and we expect to go for well over the estimate.
Prints that Charles has done usually go for around £400-£600.”As the painting heads to auction, here's how much money King Charles has made from his paintings.
King Charles has been painting for over 50 years now, as the new monarch took to painting in the 1970s after being inspired by Robert Waddell, who was his art master at Gordonstoun School in Scotland.
He also revealed at a display panel for an exhibition of his work earlier this year that he turned to painting after finding photography "less than satisfying".
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