Forgotten art collection to be auctioned in Kent

A collection of artwork that had been left in the basement of the County Hall in Kent is to be sold at auction.

The artwork includes about 350 lithographs, linocuts, screen prints, etchings, wood cuts and engravings depicting Dover, Tenterden, Maidstone, Ivychurch, Canterbury and Sepham Heath, near Sevenoaks.

Most of the art was purchased 40 years ago as part of the Kent Visual Arts Loan Scheme (KVALS), designed for lending to schools and work places, Kent County Council (KCC) said.

The collection has an estimated value of £45,700.