Lot 16 · Bowie/Collector Part I: Modern and Contemporary Art, Evening Auction
Sleep Sound
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- Estimate
- £120,000–£180,000 hammer ≈ $149,139–$223,709
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Bowie/Collector Part I: Modern and Contemporary Art, Evening Auction, London · 16 November 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4522188
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Jack Butler Yeats, Sleep Sound. Sotheby's, 16 Nov 2016, lot 16. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4522188.
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Jack Butler Yeats, Sleep Sound. Sotheby's, 16 Nov 2016, lot 16. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4522188.
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From the same sale Bowie/Collector Part I: Modern and Contemporary Art, Evening Auction · Nov 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| E.O.W's Reclining Head | Frank Auerbach | £250,000–£350,000 | |
| Vase with 'Leaping Fish' design | Bernard Leach | £5,000–£7,000 | |
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| Wedding of the Rock and Dynamo | Sir Eduardo Paolozzi | £80,000–£120,000 | |
| St Ives Harbour | Winifred Nicholson | £50,000–£70,000 | |
| in the stream's path | Bryan Wynter | £50,000–£70,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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