Lot 235 · Modern British & Irish Art Day Sale
Head Against Blue Background
Craigie Aitchison · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £15,000–£25,000 hammer ≈ $19,143–$31,906
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Modern British & Irish Art Day Sale, London · 27 June 2017
- Dimensions
- 12 x 10 in. (30.5 x 25.4 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3910526
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Craigie Aitchison, Head Against Blue Background. Christie's, 27 Jun 2017, lot 235. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3910526.
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Craigie Aitchison, Head Against Blue Background. Christie's, 27 Jun 2017, lot 235. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3910526.
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|---|---|---|---|
| The Heart of the City, Moscow, May 9th 1945 | Sir Claude Francis Barry | £60,000–£80,000 | |
| Head of a Girl | Mark Gertler | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Little Rachel | Walter Richard Sickert A.r.a. | £30,000–£50,000 | |
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| Spring Landscape | Paul Nash | £20,000–£30,000 | |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craigie Aitchison | Crucifixion 4 | $44,869 | Christie's, Oct 2021 | |
| Craigie Aitchison | Landscape from Inside a Cathedral | Christie's, Nov 2018 | ||
| Craigie Aitchison | Sheep and Orange Tree 51 x 40.5 cm. (20 x 16 in.) | Bonhams, Nov 2019 | ||
| Craigie Aitchison | Garden | Christie's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Craigie Aitchison | Chinese Horse | Sotheby's, Nov 2017 | ||
| Craigie Aitchison | Bottle and Berries, Montescatelli 30.5 x 25.4 cm. (12 x 10 i | Bonhams, Nov 2024 | ||
| Craigie Aitchison | Italian Easter Egg 76.2 x 63.5 cm. (30 x 25 in.) | Bonhams, Nov 2018 | ||
| Craigie Aitchison | Crucifixion | Christie's, Jun 2019 |
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.