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- Estimate
- £200,000–£300,000 hammer ≈ $394,562–$591,843
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale, London · 25 June 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3775664
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Barbara Hepworth, ELEGY. Sotheby's, 25 Jun 2008, lot 26. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3775664.
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Barbara Hepworth, ELEGY. Sotheby's, 25 Jun 2008, lot 26. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3775664.
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From the same sale Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale · Jun 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danseuse | Gino Severini | £7,000,000–£10,000,000 | |
| Battle Fleet | Lyonel Feininger | £300,000–£500,000 | |
| Bords du Loing | Alfred Sisley | £500,000–£700,000 | |
| Le Havre, 14 Juillet | Raoul Dufy | £900,000–£1,200,000 | |
| Trois Hommes Qui Marchent I | Alberto Giacometti | £4,000,000–£6,000,000 | |
| Le Nightclub, le chanteur Johnny Hudgins | Kees Van Dongen | £1,200,000–£1,800,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara Hepworth | Solitary Form | $975,000 | Sotheby's, May 2018 | |
| Barbara Hepworth | Reclining Figure II | Sotheby's, Oct 2024 | ||
| Barbara Hepworth | Upright Forms (Conversations) | Christie's, May 2010 | ||
| Barbara Hepworth | Figure (Imprint) | Sotheby's, May 2021 | ||
| Barbara Hepworth | the family of man: figure 1, ancestor 1 | Sotheby's, Nov 2004 | ||
| Barbara Hepworth | Poised Form with Circle | Sotheby's, May 2023 | ||
| Barbara Hepworth | Makutu | Sotheby's, Jun 2022 | ||
| Barbara Hepworth | Group II (People Waiting) | Sotheby's, May 2026 |
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.