BAL4474 The Lock, 1824 (oil on canvas) by Constable, John (1776-1837); 142.2x120.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Barges passing a lock on the Stour; in the private collection of Baroness Carmen Thyssen Bornemisza, it has been sold only once since it was acquired from the artist. When bought at auction in 1990 for 瞿10.8 million, it became the most valuable British painting ever sold at the time ??a record it held for 16 years;); English, out of copyright.