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- Estimate
- £4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $8,266–$12,398
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Modern and Contemporary Irish Art, London · 30 October 2007
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3695769
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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John Behan R.h.a., Homage to a Poet (Seamus Heaney). Sotheby's, 30 Oct 2007, lot 22. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3695769.
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John Behan R.h.a., Homage to a Poet (Seamus Heaney). Sotheby's, 30 Oct 2007, lot 22. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3695769.
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From the same sale Modern and Contemporary Irish Art · Oct 2007
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drumcree Sunset | P.p.r.u.a. Joseph Mcwilliams | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Avant Garde and Kitsch | Gary Shaw | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Getting out at Cherbourg | Hughie O'donoghue | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| Study towards an image of Federico Garcia Lorca | Louis Le Brocquy H.r.h.a. | £18,000–£25,000 | |
| Head of Samuel Beckett | Louis Le Brocquy H.r.h.a. | £25,000–£35,000 | |
| Noli me Tangere | Erik Van Der Grijn | £4,000–£6,000 |
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