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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $3,508–$5,262
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — 20th Century British Art, London (South Kensington) · 7 October 2008
- Dimensions
- 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.7 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5426234
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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John Hoyland, Some Fly/Some Die. Christie's, 7 Oct 2008, lot 98. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5426234.
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John Hoyland, Some Fly/Some Die. Christie's, 7 Oct 2008, lot 98. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5426234.
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From the same sale 20th Century British Art · Oct 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| With a Woman | Kenneth Armitage | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Portrait of Flora Thomas | Dame Ethel Walker, A.R.A. (1861-1951) | £1,200–£1,800 | |
| Girl in Blue | Dame Ethel Walker, A.R.A. (1861-1951) | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| Bridge players ( verso ); Study of a lady reading ( recto ) | Dame Ethel Walker, A.R.A. (1861-1951) | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Sunita and Anita reclining | Sir Jacob Epstein | £2,500–£3,500 | |
| Reclining nude | Sir Jacob Epstein | £1,000–£1,500 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Hoyland | Swim in Moonlight | $8,238 | Sotheby's, Mar 2022 | |
| John Hoyland | Ladders of the Sky | Sotheby's, Jun 2024 | ||
| John Hoyland | Untitled, 1966 | Sotheby's, Mar 2023 | ||
| John Hoyland | Climate of Dreams | Sotheby's, Mar 2022 | ||
| John Hoyland | Zansa 8.4.86, 1986 | Bonhams, Jul 2021 | ||
| John Hoyland | The Magnificence of Stillness 1.9.2000 | Bonhams, Mar 2024 | ||
| John Hoyland | Pursuit of Pleasure 8.12.98 25.2 x 20 cm. (9 7/8 x 7 7/8 in. | Bonhams, Apr 2023 | ||
| John Hoyland | 'Vincent's Garden' | Bonhams, Jun 2014 |
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.