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Lot 5 · Modern & Post-War British Art

rhythm

Mary Martin

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Estimate
£40,000–£60,000 hammer ≈ $50,357–$75,536
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Modern & Post-War British Art, London · 19 June 2019
Record ID
TB-2026-4751560
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Mary Martin, rhythm. Sotheby's, 19 Jun 2019, lot 5. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4751560.

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From the same sale Modern & Post-War British Art · Jun 2019

LotArtistEstimateResult
tabu Bernard Cohen £7,000–£10,000
horns of jericho Gillian Ayres £18,000–£25,000
9.1.74 John Hoyland £10,000–£15,000
ossie clark reading David Hockney £25,000–£35,000
for rushes Antony Donaldson £15,000–£25,000
m.m. red & green (marilyn monroe) Peter Blake £15,000–£25,000

Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

ArtistLotvs. estimateResult USD, incl. premiumSale
Mary Martin Six Groups 91.5 x 91.5 x 9cm (36 x 36 x 3 1/2in) (unframed) $67,813 Bonhams, Nov 2022
Mary Martin Diagonal Rhythm on Black Christie's, Mar 2025
Mary Martin Perspex Group on Blue (E) Christie's, Jun 2019
Mary Martin Grey Relief Christie's, Oct 2021
Mary Martin Opposition 61 x 122.1 cm. (24 x 48 in.) (unframed) Bonhams, Sep 2022
Mary Martin Rotation 3 Christie's, Nov 2018
Mary Martin Perspex Group on White (D) Christie's, Nov 2018
Mary Martin Diagonal on Black Sotheby's, Dec 2006

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