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- Estimate
- £180,000–£250,000 hammer ≈ $229,844–$319,228
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Modern British and Irish Art Evening Auction, London · 6 June 2024
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5219108
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Barbara Hepworth, Bird Flight. Sotheby's, 6 Jun 2024, lot 23. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5219108.
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Barbara Hepworth, Bird Flight. Sotheby's, 6 Jun 2024, lot 23. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5219108.
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From the same sale Modern British and Irish Art Evening Auction · Jun 2024
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| J.y.m | Frank Auerbach | £100,000–£150,000 | |
| Orange Lily | Ivon Hitchens | £60,000–£80,000 | |
| Study of Sir Winston Churchill | Graham Sutherland O.m. | £500,000–£800,000 | |
| Inland View from Choisy, Switzerland | Sir Winston Churchill, K.G., O.M., C.H., Hon. R.A. | £300,000–£500,000 | |
| Mother and Child: Arch | R.a. Henry Moore | £80,000–£120,000 | |
| Street Scene with Church Spire | Laurence Stephen Lowry R.a. | £250,000–£350,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara Hepworth | Four-Square (Four Circles) | $287,500 | Christie's, Nov 2018 | |
| Barbara Hepworth | Vertical Form (St Ives) | Christie's, Nov 2018 | ||
| Barbara Hepworth | Three Groups on a White and Yellow Ground | Christie's, May 2019 | ||
| Barbara Hepworth | four-square (four circles) | Sotheby's, Jun 2019 | ||
| Barbara Hepworth | Maquette (One Eye) | Christie's, Nov 2019 | ||
| Barbara Hepworth | Two Slates (August) | Sotheby's, May 2026 | ||
| Barbara Hepworth | Two Forms (Gemini) | Sotheby's, Nov 2023 | ||
| Barbara Hepworth | Four Figures Waiting | Christie's, May 2025 |
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.