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- Estimate
- £15,000–£25,000 hammer ≈ $24,577–$40,961
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — L13143, London · 11 December 2013
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4224977
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Richard Smith, Bright Past. Sotheby's, 11 Dec 2013, lot 181. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4224977.
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Richard Smith, Bright Past. Sotheby's, 11 Dec 2013, lot 181. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4224977.
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From the same sale L13143 · Dec 2013
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Julia | Frank Auerbach | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| People in a Street | Laurence Stephen Lowry R.a. | £60,000–£80,000 | |
| Chthonoic Box | Joe Tilson R.a. | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Dark Green and Blue with Red Added, Plain Diagonal | Bridget Riley | £70,000–£100,000 | |
| Figures on a Beach | Laurence Stephen Lowry R.a. | £180,000–£250,000 | |
| Les Baux | Jessica Dismorr | £4,000–£6,000 |
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 | Triptych | Christie's, Nov 2015 | ||
| Richard Smith | Red Sky | Christie's, Mar 2023 | ||
| Richard Smith | A Whole Year a half a day VIII | Christie's, Jun 2017 | ||
| Richard Smith | Three Crosses | Phillips, Jul 2020 | ||
| Richard Smith | Another Place | Sotheby's, Nov 2016 | ||
| Richard Smith | You was never lovelier | Christie's, Jun 2018 | ||
| Richard Smith | Garland | Rago, Sep 2021 |
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.