Painter Julian Cooper's work "Scafell Crag" is up for auction, expected to fetch up to £15,000, aiding a mountaineering trust.

Julian Cooper's 13ft by 10ft painting "Scafell Crag" is set to be auctioned in Cockermouth on November 27, expected to fetch between £10,000 and £15,000, with an opening bid of £6,000. Commissioned by the Mountain Heritage Trust to celebrate mountaineering and the Lake District's role in rock climbing, the painting has been displayed at Rheged Discovery Centre and Mathilde's café. Proceeds will help the trust preserve and catalog British mountaineering archives.

November 26, 2024
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