Lot 211 · The Art Edit
I Tried to Drown My Sorrows But the Bastards Learned How to Swim - 2022
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- Estimate
- £400–£600 hammer ≈ $529–$793
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Lyon & Turnbull — The Art Edit, Live Online | Viewing in Edinburgh · 23 June 2026
- Record ID
- TB-2026-2289457
- Record
- first seen 26 Jul 2026 · updated 26 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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The Connor Brothers, I TRIED TO DROWN MY SORROWS BUT THE BASTARDS LEARNED HOW TO SWIM - 2022. Lyon & Turnbull, 23 Jun 2026, lot 211. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2289457.
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The Connor Brothers, I TRIED TO DROWN MY SORROWS BUT THE BASTARDS LEARNED HOW TO SWIM - 2022. Lyon & Turnbull, 23 Jun 2026, lot 211. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2289457.
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From the same sale The Art Edit · Jun 2026
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Still Life with Peek-A-Boo Plant | MARGARET BALLANTYNE P.A.I., S.A.A.C. (SCOTTISH B.1936) | £400–£600 | |
| Stranger Than Fiction | CHRISTINE MACARTHUR R.G.I., R.S.W. (SCOTTISH 1956-) | £300–£500 | |
| Blue, Marriage Ceremony | Jimoh Buraimoh | £300–£500 | |
| Tanks and Barrels, Ardrossan I | DAVID MCCLURE R.S.A., R.S.W., R.G.I. (SCOTTISH 1926-1999) | £400–£600 | |
| Open Landscape | Ingwer Paulsen | £300–£500 | |
| Ayrshire Landscape | David Macbeth Sutherland | £400–£600 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Connor Brothers | Pride in Prejudice (Suella Braverman) | $664 | Bonhams, Jul 2024 | |
| The Connor Brothers | There Are No Extraordinary People Only Ordinary People Who D | Bonhams, Dec 2025 | ||
| The Connor Brothers | If It's Not Weird I'm Not Interested | Bonhams, Nov 2023 | ||
| The Connor Brothers | I Fucking Love You - 2023 | Lyon & Turnbull, Mar 2026 | ||
| The Connor Brothers | A Scandalous Proposal | Heritage Auctions, Mar 2026 | ||
| The Connor Brothers | I Can Resist Everything Except Temptation | Bonhams, Dec 2022 | ||
| The Connor Brothers | 'Real Excitement!' (Mills & Boon The Honeymoon is Over), 201 | Sworders, Mar 2026 | ||
| The Connor Brothers | Everything Was Beautiful | Rago, Jul 2024 |
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.