Lot 252 · Modern British and Irish Art Day Sale
Untitled (1956)
Gillian Ayres · oil and ripolin on board
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- Estimate
- £7,000–£10,000 hammer ≈ $9,664–$13,806
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Modern British and Irish Art Day Sale , London · 21 October 2021
- Dimensions
- 19 x 12 1/8 in. (48.3 x 30.6 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3513511
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Gillian Ayres, Untitled (1956). Christie's, 21 Oct 2021, lot 252. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3513511.
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Gillian Ayres, Untitled (1956). Christie's, 21 Oct 2021, lot 252. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3513511.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Leaping Salmon | Gertrude Hermes R.a. | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Skye | Eliot Hodgkin | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Portland Trio | John Piper C.h. | £15,000–£25,000 | |
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gillian Ayres | Abstract 106 x 26.2 cm. (40 3/4 x 10 1/4 in.) | $16,931 | Bonhams, Nov 2020 | |
| Gillian Ayres | Untitled - C.1957-59 | Lyon & Turnbull, Jan 2024 | ||
| Gillian Ayres | The Nut Brown Maid | Phillips, Jun 2023 | ||
| Gillian Ayres | Painting 55 20.3 x 56 cm. (8 x 22 in.) | Bonhams, Jun 2024 | ||
| Gillian Ayres | Untitled | Phillips, Dec 2019 | ||
| Gillian Ayres | Composition, Black and White 43.4 x 46.7 cm. (17 x 18 1/8 in | Bonhams, Jun 2024 | ||
| Gillian Ayres | Untitled (Rome Series) | Phillips, Jun 2023 | ||
| Gillian Ayres | horns of jericho | 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.