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Lot 144 · Made in Britain

dirty yellow in granular grey: march 1961

Patrick Heron

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Estimate
£10,000–£15,000 hammer ≈ $12,487–$18,731
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Made in Britain, London · 5 April 2017
Record ID
TB-2026-4558626
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Patrick Heron, dirty yellow in granular grey: march 1961. Sotheby's, 5 Apr 2017, lot 144. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4558626.

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Patrick Heron, dirty yellow in granular grey: march 1961. Sotheby's, 5 Apr 2017, lot 144. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4558626.

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