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- Estimate
- £7,000–£10,000 hammer ≈ $9,261–$13,229
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Modern & Post-War British Art, London · 22 November 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4616916
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Graham Sutherland O.m., Press for Making Shells. Sotheby's, 22 Nov 2017, lot 128. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4616916.
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Graham Sutherland O.m., Press for Making Shells. Sotheby's, 22 Nov 2017, lot 128. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4616916.
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From the same sale Modern & Post-War British Art · Nov 2017
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two Sailing Ships and Lighthouse | Alfred Wallis | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Blue Mandala | Victor Pasmore R.a. | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| Earthcube | Joe Tilson R.a. | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Cultural Fetish | Jenny Saville | £120,000–£180,000 | |
| Figures in the Wood and Prometheus Shows Minerva the Statue | Henry Moore | £15,000–£25,000 | |
| Untitled (Relief) | Sir Eduardo Paolozzi | £8,000–£12,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Sutherland O.m. | Tree Forms | $14,005 | Sotheby's, Mar 2022 | |
| Graham Sutherland O.m. | The Dove | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 | ||
| Graham Sutherland O.m. | Landscape with Palm | Sotheby's, Nov 2020 | ||
| Graham Sutherland O.m. | Cliff Study | Christie's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Graham Sutherland O.m. | Form on a Ledge | Christie's, Mar 2024 | ||
| Graham Sutherland O.m. | Untitled (Thorn Head) | Sotheby's, Nov 2022 | ||
| Graham Sutherland O.m. | Study of Tree Form, Pembrokeshire | Christie's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Graham Sutherland O.m. | Estuary Foreshoe, 1978 | Finarte, Jun 2026 |
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