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- Estimate
- £100,000–£150,000 hammer ≈ $200,993–$301,490
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — 20th Century British Art, London · 15 July 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3779045
- Record
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John Piper C.h., Forms on Dark Blue. Sotheby's, 15 Jul 2008, lot 49. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3779045.
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John Piper C.h., Forms on Dark Blue. Sotheby's, 15 Jul 2008, lot 49. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3779045.
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From the same sale 20th Century British Art · Jul 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernadette going to Wales | Kenneth Armitage Cbe, Ra | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Female Figure | William Turnbull | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| Sir Winston Churchill | Sir Jacob Epstein | £30,000–£40,000 | |
| Man By Himself | Laurence Stephen Lowry R.a. | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Priest's Cove, Winter | Paul Feiler | £60,000–£80,000 | |
| Warm Pink and Yellow | Richard Allen | £3,000–£5,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Piper C.h. | Abstract Painting, 1935 | $546,836 | Christie's, Nov 2015 | |
| John Piper C.h. | Forms on a White Ground | Christie's, Jan 2020 | ||
| John Piper C.h. | Painting, 1936 (Forms on Dark Blue) 157.5 x 193 cm. (62 x 76 | Bonhams, Jun 2024 | ||
| Henry Moore | Reclining Figure No. 1 | Sotheby's, Nov 2020 | ||
| Henry Moore | Mother and Child | Christie's, Mar 2022 | ||
| Laurence Stephen Lowry R.a. | Street Musicians | Sotheby's, Jun 2022 | ||
| John Piper C.h. | Painting 1935 | Christie's, Apr 2002 | ||
| John Piper C.h. | Abstraction | Christie's, May 2010 |
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.