Lot 10 · Modern British and Irish Art Evening Sale
1941 (painting)
Ben Nicholson O.m. · gouache and pencil on board, in the artist's frame
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- Estimate
- £60,000–£80,000 hammer ≈ $73,190–$97,587
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Modern British and Irish Art Evening Sale, London · 18 October 2023
- Dimensions
- 9 x 19 in. (22.8 x 48.2 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3329466
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-3329466 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3329466
Ben Nicholson O.m., 1941 (painting). Christie's, 18 Oct 2023, lot 10. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3329466.
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Ben Nicholson O.m., 1941 (painting). Christie's, 18 Oct 2023, lot 10. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3329466.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Half Figure | Henry Moore | £600,000–£800,000 | |
| Julia IV | Frank Auerbach | £180,000–£250,000 | |
| Walking Woman | Lynn Chadwick R.a. | £700,000–£1,000,000 | |
| Torso I (Ulysses) | Dame Barbara Hepworth | £300,000–£500,000 | |
| Oblique form (green with yellow) | Dame Barbara Hepworth | £100,000–£150,000 | |
| Going to the Match | Laurence Stephen Lowry R.a. | £600,000–£800,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Nicholson O.m. | Dec 61 (Clay Green) | $95,532 | Sotheby's, Nov 2023 | |
| Ben Nicholson O.m. | Clark's Hill 46.5 x 56.2 cm. (18 3/8 x 22 1/4 in.) (includin | Bonhams, Jun 2016 | ||
| Ben Nicholson O.m. | Project | Sotheby's, Nov 2023 | ||
| Ben Nicholson O.m. | Desoglin | Sotheby's, Nov 2024 | ||
| Ben Nicholson O.m. | Collage (Herbert + Ludo) | Christie's, Jun 2018 | ||
| Ben Nicholson O.m. | ben nicholson | aug 1960 (milan) | Sotheby's, Jul 2020 | ||
| Ben Nicholson O.m. | Brown Relief with Circle | Sotheby's, Nov 2016 | ||
| Ben Nicholson O.m. | 1956 (cloverleaf) | Sotheby's, Jun 2019 |
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.