Lot 156 · British Art on Paper
The Work of the Day is over and Tiredness Calls Us Home, Mancetter Church, Atherstone
Henry Reynolds Steer · pencil and watercolour heightened with touches of bodycolour, and with scratching out
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- Estimate
- £3,500–£4,500 hammer ≈ $6,489–$8,343
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — British Art on Paper , London · 18 November 2004
- Dimensions
- 24¼ x 36½ (62 x 93 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5867563
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Henry Reynolds Steer, The Work of the Day is over and Tiredness Calls Us Home, Mancetter Church, Atherstone. Christie's, 18 Nov 2004, lot 156. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5867563.
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Henry Reynolds Steer, The Work of the Day is over and Tiredness Calls Us Home, Mancetter Church, Atherstone. Christie's, 18 Nov 2004, lot 156. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5867563.
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