A WATERCOLOUR drawing of children out walking in late summer is one of a collection expected to sell for up to £1,000 at auction.

The painting by artist Benjamin Sigmund depicts two young girls walking home with one carrying a wooden hay rake, while a young boy stops to pick some berries.

Sigmund was a British artist who was born in 1857. His work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realised prices including £5,000.

The collection will be sold by Dorset-based auctioneers Charterhouse in their two-day January 5 and 6 auctions.

Charterhouse founder Richard Bromell said: “With having been so cold recently I found myself almost transfixed on this picture with its late summer warm evening.

“I have always had huge admiration for artists as I struggle to even draw stick men properly.”

Estimated to fetch between £500-1,000, it is part of the first Charterhouse auction of 2023. Visit charterhouse-auction.com for more information.