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Lot 20 · Modern British and Irish Art

Playing Card Girl: 1952

Patrick Heron · oil on canvas

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Estimate
£70,000–£100,000 hammer ≈ $101,240–$144,629
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Modern British and Irish Art , London · 19 April 2002
Dimensions
30 x 25 in. (76 x 63.5 cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-4344757
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Patrick Heron, Playing Card Girl: 1952. Christie's, 19 Apr 2002, lot 20. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4344757.

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From the same sale Modern British and Irish Art · Apr 2002

LotArtistEstimateResult
Marked Fabergé and with the Workmaster's Mark of Johan Victor Aarne, … A SILVER-GILT GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL MINIATURE FRAME $15,000–$25,000
By Fabergé, Moscow, Circa 1890 A SILVER-MOUNTED BRICK MATCH HOLDER $30,000–$40,000
Marked Fabergé with Imperial Warrant and with the Unrecorded Workmast… A SILVER PRESENTATION TRAY $20,000–$30,000
By Fabergé, Circa 1890 A JEWELLED MINIATURE NEPHRITE MODEL OF A HOG $6,000–$8,000
Marked Fabergé and with the Workmaster's Mark of Henrik Wigström, St.… A HIGHLY IMPORTANT JEWELLED TWO-COLOR GOLD AND NEPHRITE IMPERIAL PRESENTATION SNUFF-BOX $500,000–$700,000
By Fabergé, Apparently Unmarked A TWO-COLOR GOLD, GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL AND NEPHRITE PAPER KNIFE $5,000–$7,000

Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

ArtistLotvs. estimateResult USD, incl. premiumSale
Patrick Heron Abstract : July 1952 $157,413 Christie's, May 2022
Patrick Heron Soft Discs in Red : September 1962 76.2 x 121.9 cm. (30 x 48 Bonhams, Nov 2021
Patrick Heron orange, yellow, dull green and white : august 1965 Sotheby's, Jun 2019
Patrick Heron FRENCH CAFÉ : 1950 91.5 x 46 cm. (36 x 18 in.) Bonhams, Nov 2024
Patrick Heron Still-Life with Tin Jug : 1948 Christie's, Nov 2024
Patrick Heron White and Green Upright : August 1956 91.4 x 50.8 cm. (36 x Bonhams, Nov 2022
Patrick Heron rumbold vertical two: reds with purple and orange: march 197 Sotheby's, Nov 2018
Patrick Heron reclining figure (black) 1950 Sotheby's, Nov 2014

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