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- Estimate
- £8,000–£12,000 hammer ≈ $15,318–$22,976
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — 20th Century British and Irish Art · 23 November 2006
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3535715
- Record
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John Hoyland, Freedom bird. Sotheby's, 23 Nov 2006, lot 267. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3535715.
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John Hoyland, Freedom bird. Sotheby's, 23 Nov 2006, lot 267. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3535715.
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From the same sale 20th Century British and Irish Art · Nov 2006
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelors of Avebury | Sean Crampton | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| The 1994 Royal College of Art Portfolio of Prints | Six Artists | £1,200–£1,800 | |
| Fisherman | Mick Rooney | £800–£1,200 | |
| Jane's Journal | Robert Lenkiewicz | £2,500–£3,500 | |
| Study for Cape Family | Peter Lanyon | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Standing Nude | Bernard Meninsky | £1,000–£1,500 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Hoyland | Talking Drum 25.6.82 | $22,456 | Christie's, Mar 2024 | |
| John Hoyland | john hoyland, r.a. | aerial animal | Sotheby's, Sep 2019 | ||
| John Hoyland | 9.2.75 | Christie's, Oct 2025 | ||
| John Hoyland | Untitled (21.9.70) | Heritage Auctions, Jun 2023 | ||
| John Hoyland | The Yellow Boat 17.9.98 254 cm. x 236.2 cm. (100 x 93 in.) ( | Bonhams, Apr 2023 | ||
| John Hoyland | Lucky Dream 25.11.91 254 x 236.3 cm. (100 x 93 in.) | Bonhams, Apr 2023 | ||
| John Hoyland | Dragon's Blood | Heritage Auctions, Nov 2025 | ||
| John Hoyland | Ireland's Eye 29.8.85 | Christie's, Jan 2020 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.