Lot 541 · Made in Britain / Online
untitled sketches for figurative sculptures
Robert Adams · pen and ink on paperExecuted in 1948
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- Estimate
- £700–£1,000 hammer ≈ $899–$1,285
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Made in Britain / Online, London · 26 November 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4705858
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Robert Adams, untitled sketches for figurative sculptures. Sotheby's, 26 Nov 2018, lot 541. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4705858.
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Robert Adams, untitled sketches for figurative sculptures. Sotheby's, 26 Nov 2018, lot 541. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4705858.
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From the same sale Made in Britain / Online · Nov 2018
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| grin reaper | Banksy | £12,000–£18,000 | |
| red brook, 2012 | Susan Derges | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| strawberry donut | Banksy | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| untitled 6 | — | £1,000–£1,200 | |
| f-k '92 [2 pieces] | — | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| 1 + 1 = 10 black/purple | Richard Deacon | £400–£600 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Adams | Drawings for Figure Sculptures, circa 1948 | $874 | Lyon & Turnbull, Oct 2022 | |
| Robert Adams | Untitled (Figure, Tree, Bird), 1949 | Lyon & Turnbull, Oct 2023 | ||
| Robert Adams | Untitled - 1957 | Lyon & Turnbull, Feb 2024 | ||
| Robert Adams | Studies of Movement,1957 | Lyon & Turnbull, Oct 2021 | ||
| Robert Adams | Portrait of a Woman, 1949 | Lyon & Turnbull, Apr 2024 | ||
| Robert Adams | Untitled 16 x 22.5 cm. (6 1/4 x 8 7/8 in.) | Bonhams, Jul 2025 | ||
| Robert Mapplethorpe | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Oct 2024 | ||
| Robert Adams | Agricultural Machinery, 1944 | Lyon & Turnbull, Oct 2022 |
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.