Lot 177 · Modern British and Irish Art Day Sale
Snow on Porthmeor 1947
Wilhelmina Barns-graham · oil on panel
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- Estimate
- £20,000–£30,000 hammer ≈ $26,040–$39,061
- Result
- upcoming — 17 October 2024
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Modern British and Irish Art Day Sale, London · 17 October 2024
- Dimensions
- 15 x 18 in. (38.1 x 45.7 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3213806
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3213806 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3213806
Wilhelmina Barns-graham, Snow on Porthmeor 1947. Christie's, 17 Oct 2024, lot 177. estimate £20,000–£30,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3213806.
Sell probability TheBasis model · trained on recorded passes
86% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 91,573 held-out lots the model scored about 86%, 80% sold.
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Wilhelmina Barns-graham, Snow on Porthmeor 1947. Christie's, 17 Oct 2024, lot 177. estimate £20,000–£30,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3213806.
From the same sale Modern British and Irish Art Day Sale · Oct 2024
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two Seeds | SIR ANTONY GORMLEY, R.A. (B. 1950) | £30,000–£50,000 | upcoming |
| Show | SIR ANTONY GORMLEY, R.A. (B. 1950) | £50,000–£80,000 | upcoming |
| Dorelia standing | AUGUSTUS JOHN, O.M., C.H. (1878-1961) | £40,000–£70,000 | upcoming |
| Footed Bowl | Dame Lucie Rie | £15,000–£25,000 | upcoming |
| Head of David Landau | Frank Auerbach | £80,000–£120,000 | upcoming |
| Fidelma Asleep | Leon Kossoff | £120,000–£180,000 | upcoming |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilhelmina Barns-graham | Black and White, 1954 | $25,734 | Lyon & Turnbull, May 2026 | |
| Wilhelmina Barns-graham | Variations on a Theme (Splintered Ice No. 2) | Christie's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Wilhelmina Barns-graham | Long Glacier | Sotheby's, Jun 2015 | ||
| Wilhelmina Barns-graham | Coastal Study | Sotheby's, Jun 2016 | ||
| Wilhelmina Barns-graham | Scorpio Series 1, No. 4 | Christie's, Jun 2007 | ||
| Wilhelmina Barns-graham | Porticello | Sotheby's, Jun 2015 | ||
| Wilhelmina Barns-graham | Black, White & Yellow, 1957 | Lyon & Turnbull, May 2026 | ||
| Wilhelmina Barns-graham | st ives, the island, from barnoon | Sotheby's, Dec 2007 |
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.