A painting which was reproduced as one of the UK's most popular Christmas cards came to public notice earlier this year when its owner, a private lady decided to sell her house and some contents.  The picture was auctioned today in Edinburgh and bought by a private collector for twice the anticipated price.
The picture in question is Beneath the Snow Encumbered Branches by Joseph Farquharson  who painted several scenes of his estate in Aberdeenshire in the late 19th, early 20th century.