Lot 19 · Modern & Post-War British Art
kenneth armitage, r.a. | figure lying on its side (version 5)
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- Estimate
- £60,000–£80,000 hammer ≈ $77,412–$103,216
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Modern & Post-War British Art , London · 20 November 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4787096
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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R.a. Kenneth Armitage, kenneth armitage, r.a. | figure lying on its side (version 5). Sotheby's, 20 Nov 2019, lot 19. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4787096.
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R.a. Kenneth Armitage, kenneth armitage, r.a. | figure lying on its side (version 5). Sotheby's, 20 Nov 2019, lot 19. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4787096.
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|---|---|---|---|
| eric kennington, r.a. | bell tents | R.a. Eric Kennington | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| john latham | identity parade | John Latham | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| euan uglow | the lightest painting on earth | Euan Uglow | £80,000–£120,000 | |
| augustus john, r.a. | dorelia in a headscarf | Augustus Edwin John O.m., R.a. | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| allen jones, r.a. | standing figure (hatstand) | Allen Jones | £250,000–£350,000 | |
| henry moore | maquette for mother and child: arms | Henry Moore | £250,000–£350,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R.a. Kenneth Armitage | Seated Woman with Square Head (Version B) | $92,683 | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | |
| R.a. Kenneth Armitage | kenneth armitage, r.a. | seated woman with square head (vers | Sotheby's, Nov 2019 | ||
| R.a. Kenneth Armitage | Mother and Child | Sotheby's, Nov 2015 | ||
| R.a. Kenneth Armitage | Seated Group | Sotheby's, Jun 2025 | ||
| R.a. Kenneth Armitage | People in the Wind (Large Version 2) | Sotheby's, Jun 2023 | ||
| R.a. Kenneth Armitage | Sibyl (Version I) | Sotheby's, Nov 2016 | ||
| R.a. Kenneth Armitage | square figure relief | Sotheby's, Jun 2014 | ||
| R.a. Kenneth Armitage | people in the wind (large version) | Sotheby's, Nov 2020 |
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.