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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $2,453–$3,680
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Refining Taste: Works Selected by Danny Katz, London · 27 May 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4824233
- Record
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Frank Dobson R.a., head of a man. Sotheby's, 27 May 2020, lot 144. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4824233.
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Frank Dobson R.a., head of a man. Sotheby's, 27 May 2020, lot 144. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4824233.
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From the same sale Refining Taste: Works Selected by Danny Katz · May 2020
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| françois louis simecek | portrait of claude debussy (1862-1918) | — | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| edward alexander partingdon, 3rd baron doverdale (1904-1949) | Gerald Leslie Brockhurst | £15,000–£25,000 | |
| edward burra | two figures at fish stall | Edward Burra | £5,000–£8,000 | |
| france | profile relief of a young man | — | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| eric kennington, r.a. | resurgence | R.a. Eric Kennington | £12,000–£18,000 | |
| paul nash | study for landscape of bleached objects | Paul Nash | £40,000–£60,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Dobson R.a. | Portrait of a Man | $7,333 | Sotheby's, Sep 2021 | |
| Frank Dobson R.a. | Margaret Kennedy | Christie's, May 2022 | ||
| Frank Dobson R.a. | Rising Figure 25.4 cm. (10 in.) wide | Bonhams, Nov 2024 | ||
| Frank Dobson R.a. | frank dobson, r.a. | study for leisure ii | Sotheby's, May 2020 | ||
| Frank Dobson R.a. | Crawling Woman | Sotheby's, Feb 2017 | ||
| Frank Dobson R.a. | Study for Sculpture | Christie's, May 2022 | ||
| Frank Dobson R.a. | Study for Siesta (Two Friends) | Sotheby's, Jun 2021 | ||
| Frank Dobson R.a. | bather, study for toilet | Sotheby's, May 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.