Lot 60 · 20th Century British & Irish Art
Reclining figure
Kenneth Armitage · bronze with a brown and green patina
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- Estimate
- £30,000–£50,000 hammer ≈ $50,019–$83,365
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — 20th Century British & Irish Art, London · 28 April 1998
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4784668
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Kenneth Armitage, Reclining figure. Christie's, 28 Apr 1998, lot 60. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4784668.
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Kenneth Armitage, Reclining figure. Christie's, 28 Apr 1998, lot 60. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4784668.
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Armitage | Standing Figure with Arms Sideways 40.7 cm. (16 in.) high (i | $62,004 | Bonhams, Jul 2020 | |
| Kenneth Armitage | Standing Figure with Arms Sideways | Christie's, Mar 2021 | ||
| Kenneth Armitage | Model for Diarchy (Small Version), Conceived 1957 | Lyon & Turnbull, May 2026 | ||
| Kenneth Armitage | Children Playing | Christie's, Jun 2019 | ||
| Kenneth Armitage | Standing Figure | Christie's, Jan 2020 | ||
| Kenneth Armitage | People in a Wind (Small Version I) | Sotheby's, Jun 2018 | ||
| Kenneth Armitage | kenneth armitage | children by the sea | Sotheby's, Jul 2020 | ||
| Kenneth Armitage | Two Seated Figures (small version B with crossed arms) | Christie's, Oct 2022 |
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.