Lot 171 · Modern British & Irish Art Day Sale
Two Curving Forms
Robert Adams · polished bronze on a black-painted wooden base
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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $2,552–$3,829
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Modern British & Irish Art Day Sale, London · 27 June 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3910481
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Robert Adams, Two Curving Forms. Christie's, 27 Jun 2017, lot 171. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3910481.
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Robert Adams, Two Curving Forms. Christie's, 27 Jun 2017, lot 171. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3910481.
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|---|---|---|---|
| The Heart of the City, Moscow, May 9th 1945 | Sir Claude Francis Barry | £60,000–£80,000 | |
| Head of a Girl | Mark Gertler | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Little Rachel | Walter Richard Sickert A.r.a. | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| Portrait of Jessie McNeill | Augustus John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961) | £15,000–£25,000 | |
| Spring Landscape | Paul Nash | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Saloon Bar | Willis, Robert. 1799-1878. | £20,000–£30,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Adams | 'Weld County, Colorado' (The Pawnee National Grasslands, Col | $8,820 | Sotheby's, Apr 2022 | |
| Robert Adams | New Housing, view of Pike's Peak, Colorado Springs | Lempertz, Dec 2025 | ||
| Robert Adams | Concrete and Ice, Missouri River, Clay County, South Dakota | Phillips, Apr 2022 | ||
| Robert Adams | Polarity, 1968 | Lyon & Turnbull, Oct 2021 | ||
| Robert Adams | Crest 24.5cm (9 5/8in) high (excluding base); 27.5cm (10 13/ | Bonhams, Jul 2023 | ||
| Robert Adams | Colorado Springs, Colorado | Phillips, Oct 2022 | ||
| Robert Adams | Pawnee National Grasslands, Colorado | Phillips, Apr 2023 | ||
| Robert Adams | Lakewood, Colorado | Lempertz, Dec 2025 |
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.