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- Estimate
- £60,000–£80,000 hammer ≈ $95,747–$127,662
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — The Irish Sale, London · 29 March 2011
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3992139
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Louis Le Brocquy H.r.h.a., image of samuel beckett (opus 473). Sotheby's, 29 Mar 2011, lot 48. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3992139.
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Louis Le Brocquy H.r.h.a., image of samuel beckett (opus 473). Sotheby's, 29 Mar 2011, lot 48. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3992139.
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From the same sale The Irish Sale · Mar 2011
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Composition | Evie Hone | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| The Claddagh Fisherman mending nets | John Behan R.h.a. | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Parable of the Dutiful Son | Hughie O'donoghue | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| Mountain Oats | Colin Middleton R.h.a. | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Canal: Damme | Colin Middleton R.h.a. | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Travellers Making Twig Sign | Louis Le Brocquy H.r.h.a. | £18,000–£25,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis Le Brocquy H.r.h.a. | image of w. b. yeats | $116,898 | Sotheby's, Dec 2014 | |
| Louis Le Brocquy H.r.h.a. | Image of Samuel Beckett | Sotheby's, May 2024 | ||
| Louis Le Brocquy H.r.h.a. | Fantail Pigeons | Sotheby's, Dec 2014 | ||
| Louis Le Brocquy H.r.h.a. | image of james joyce | Sotheby's, Nov 2016 | ||
| Louis Le Brocquy H.r.h.a. | Image of James Joyce | Sotheby's, May 2024 | ||
| Louis Le Brocquy H.r.h.a. | Woman in Sunlight | Sotheby's, Mar 2011 | ||
| Louis Le Brocquy H.r.h.a. | Travelling People | Sotheby's, May 2012 | ||
| Louis Le Brocquy H.r.h.a. | head with mouth open (304) | Sotheby's, May 2008 |
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.