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- Estimate
- £6,000–£8,000 hammer ≈ $11,800–$15,734
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Scottish Pictures, London · 1 May 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3754886
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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R.a. John Bellany, The Performance. Sotheby's, 1 May 2008, lot 203. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3754886.
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R.a. John Bellany, The Performance. Sotheby's, 1 May 2008, lot 203. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3754886.
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From the same sale Scottish Pictures · May 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow Abstract | William Gear | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Brighouse Bay | Edward Atkinson Hornel | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Two studies of Cassis Harbour | John Duncan Fergusson Rba | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Suliven, Cul Mor | James Morrison, R.S.A, R.S.W. | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Late Summer Flowers | Elizabeth Violet Blackadder, R.S.A., R.A. | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Flying Kites on the Beach, St Malo | Sir William Russell Flint | £12,000–£18,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R.a. John Bellany | The Fallen Fulmer | $13,987 | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 | |
| R.a. John Bellany | john bellany, r.a. | untitled, 1982 | Sotheby's, Sep 2019 | ||
| R.a. John Bellany | Celtic Lullaby | Sotheby's, Nov 2017 | ||
| R.a. John Bellany | The Family | Sotheby's, Mar 2008 | ||
| R.a. John Bellany | john bellany, r.a. | euphrasy, triptych | Sotheby's, Sep 2019 | ||
| R.a. John Bellany | woman with owl | Sotheby's, Nov 2018 | ||
| R.a. John Bellany | Sickert Strode these Streets, Dieppe | Sotheby's, Mar 2023 | ||
| R.a. John Bellany | Fishing Boat, Port Seton | Sotheby's, Nov 2020 |
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.