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- Estimate
- £7,000–£10,000 hammer ≈ $11,658–$16,654
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — 20th Century British Art, London · 11 November 2009
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3890853
- Record
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John Tunnard A.r.a., Composition, 1944. Sotheby's, 11 Nov 2009, lot 179. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3890853.
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John Tunnard A.r.a., Composition, 1944. Sotheby's, 11 Nov 2009, lot 179. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3890853.
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From the same sale 20th Century British Art · Nov 2009
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carapace II | Dame Elisabeth Frink, D.B.E., R.A. | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Christchurch | Leon Kossoff | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| Landscape with Cottage | Bryan Wynter | £12,000–£18,000 | |
| Composition | Peter Lanyon | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| Meadows | Sir William Nicholson | £25,000–£35,000 | |
| John Donne arriving in heaven | Sir Stanley Spencer R.a. | £12,000–£18,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Tunnard A.r.a. | Night Garden | $36,657 | Christie's, Oct 2023 | |
| John Tunnard A.r.a. | Angler Fish 40 x 56 cm. (15 3/4 x 22 in.) | Bonhams, Jun 2023 | ||
| John Tunnard A.r.a. | Quadrants | Christie's, May 2022 | ||
| John Tunnard A.r.a. | boule | Sotheby's, Nov 2018 | ||
| John Tunnard A.r.a. | Fish Trap | Bonhams, Mar 2021 | ||
| John Tunnard A.r.a. | Abstract for a billet | Christie's, Nov 2024 | ||
| John Tunnard A.r.a. | Gorse Fire | Christie's, Apr 2019 | ||
| John Tunnard A.r.a. | Composition | Sotheby's, Jun 2017 |
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