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- Estimate
- £4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $7,033–$10,550
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — 20th Century British Art, London · 8 October 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3793980
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Michael Canney, 4 + 4 = 2. No.2. Sotheby's, 8 Oct 2008, lot 172. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3793980.
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Michael Canney, 4 + 4 = 2. No.2. Sotheby's, 8 Oct 2008, lot 172. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3793980.
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From the same sale 20th Century British Art · Oct 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tree Trunk | John Bratby R.a. | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Beside the Bridge | Carel Weight R.a. | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Country Station | Julian Trevelyan R.a. | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Back Alley Girl | Alan Lowndes | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| After Auschwitz | Tim Threlfall | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| The Garden Gate | Fred Yates | £3,000–£5,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Canney | Untitled (Composition in Grey and Black) | $9,088 | Bonhams, Jul 2023 | |
| Michael Canney | Mine on a Cliff, 1965 | Bonhams, Feb 2021 | ||
| Michael Canney | System with Circles No 3, 1981 | Bonhams, Mar 2023 | ||
| Michael Canney | Homage to Gorin | Bonhams, Jun 2013 | ||
| Michael Canney | Perconger, Scilly | Sotheby's, Jun 2024 | ||
| Michael Canney | Zigzag Zawn, circa 1985 | Bonhams, Mar 2022 | ||
| Michael Canney | 'Circle & Square - Variation 17' | Bonhams, Apr 2016 | ||
| Michael Canney | Harbour | Christie's, Sep 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.