Lot 21 · Modern British and Irish Art Evening Sale
Protraction
Wyndham Lewis · pencil, watercolour, gouache and crayon on paper
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- Estimate
- £50,000–£70,000 hammer ≈ $61,204–$85,686
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Modern British and Irish Art Evening Sale, London · 21 March 2023
- Dimensions
- 5 7/8 x 12 1/4 in. (14.9 x 31.2 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3380932
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-3380932 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3380932
Wyndham Lewis, Protraction. Christie's, 21 Mar 2023, lot 21. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3380932.
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Wyndham Lewis, Protraction. Christie's, 21 Mar 2023, lot 21. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3380932.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Detail of a Picture I had Intended to Paint in July 1989 | DAVID HOCKNEY, O.M., C.H., R.A. (B. 1937) | £300,000–£500,000 | |
| Florian's Café, Venice | FRANCIS CAMPBELL BOILEAU CADELL, R.S.A. (1883-1937) | £250,000–£350,000 | |
| Orange Still Life with Figure | William Scott R.a. | £400,000–£600,000 | |
| Le Petit Provençal | Ben Nicholson O.m. | £400,000–£600,000 | |
| On the Road to Ypres | Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson A.r.a. | £80,000–£120,000 | |
| Skydiver II | Gerald Laing | £120,000–£180,000 |
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