Lot 244 · Modern British & Irish Art Day Sale
A Whole Year a half a day VIII
Richard Smith · acrylic on canvas with aluminium
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- Estimate
- £15,000–£25,000 hammer ≈ $19,143–$31,906
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Modern British & Irish Art Day Sale, London · 27 June 2017
- Dimensions
- 60 x 60 in. (152.4 x 152.4 cm.), shaped
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3910534
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Richard Smith, A Whole Year a half a day VIII. Christie's, 27 Jun 2017, lot 244. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3910534.
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Richard Smith, A Whole Year a half a day VIII. Christie's, 27 Jun 2017, lot 244. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3910534.
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Smith | A Whole Year, a Half a Day 2, 1966 152.5 x 152.5 x 30.5cm (6 | $33,955 | Bonhams, Feb 2021 | |
| Richard Smith | Another Place | Sotheby's, Nov 2016 | ||
| Richard Smith | Garland | Rago, Sep 2021 | ||
| Richard Smith | Bright Past | Sotheby's, Dec 2013 | ||
| Richard Smith | First Fifth | Sotheby's, Nov 2016 | ||
| Richard Smith | A Whole Year a Half a Day IV 152.4 x 152.4 x 30.4 cm. (60 x | Bonhams, Mar 2018 | ||
| Henry Moore | Maquette for Hill Arches | Sotheby's, Jun 2025 | ||
| Richard Smith | Three Crosses | Phillips, Jul 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.