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20th Century British Art
London, King Street
Christie's has held the market share in this category for over 10 years. Our November 2006 King Street auction realised £12,485,040, the highest-ever total for a sale in this field, with 43% of the lots sold for sums in excess of the high auction estimate.
Since 2004, we have realised world record prices at auction for key artists including Robert Adams; Kenneth Armitage; Michael Ayrton; Wilhelmina Barns-Graham; Robert Bevan; David Bomberg; Patrick Caulfield; Sir Winston Churchill; Robert Colquhoun; Barry Flanagan; Dame Elisabeth Frink (sculpture and work on paper); Charles Sargeant Jagger; Peter Lanyon; L.S. Lowry (work on paper); David Nash; Paul Nash; Sir Eduardo Paolozzi; John Piper; Ceri Richards; William Scott; Graham Sutherland; and William Turnbull.
London, South Kensington
Christie's also holds four sales a year at our South Kensington saleroom, taking place in March, July, October and December. These ever popular sales showcase paintings, drawings and sculpture with estimates ranging from £1,000 upwards. We have achieved a range of auction records at South Kensington for, amongst others, Robyn Denny, Sir Kyffin Williams, British Surrealist Sir Roland Penrose and contemporary sculptor David Wynne.
We are now actively collecting for our upcoming sales. Christie’s 20th Century British Art specialists travel regularly and would be delighted to assist you with any queries you may have regarding 20th Century British Art. Please contact one of the specialists listed below if you would like to discuss, without obligation, a market appraisal of your work.
More British & Irish Art Departments:
British & Irish Art
British Art on Paper
Victorian & Traditionalist Pictures
See also:
British & Irish Art Articles
Upcoming Sales from this department
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Oct 2 10am & 2pm
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Oct 7 2pm
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Oct 23 11am
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Oct 29 2pm
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Dec 12 11am
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Dec 17 10:30am
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May 21 2pm
Department Contact Info
Specialist Profiles
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London, King Street
Rachel HidderleyDirector & Department Co-Head
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Philip Harley
Director & Department Co-Head
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Lara Grieve
Associate Director
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Claire Bailey-Coombs
Head of Irish Sale
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London, South Kensington
William PorterDirector, Department Head, British & Irish Art
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Johanna Baring
Associate Director and Head of Sale
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James Gould
Specialist
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Lydia Wingfield Digby
Junior Specialist
London, King Street Contacts
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Rachel Hidderley
Director & Department Co-Head -
Philip Harley
Director & Department Co-Head -
Lara Grieve
Associate Director -
Claire Bailey-Coombs
Head of Irish Sale
South Kensington Contacts
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William Porter
Director, Department Head, British & Irish Art -
Johanna Baring
New York Contacts
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Tel: +1 212 636 2084
Exceptional Prices
David Bomberg
Cuenca from Mount Socorro
oil on canvas
Price realized: £1,016,000
November 2006, London, King Street
World auction record for the artist
Cuenca from Mount Socorro
oil on canvas
Price realized: £1,016,000
November 2006, London, King Street
World auction record for the artist
Barry Flanagan
Nijinsky Hare, 1986
bronze with a brown patina
Price realized: £624,000
November 2006, London, King Street
World auction record for the artist
Nijinsky Hare, 1986
bronze with a brown patina
Price realized: £624,000
November 2006, London, King Street
World auction record for the artist
Patrick Caulfield
Springtime: Face a la mer, 1974
acrylic on canvas
Price realized: £344,000
November 2006, London, King Street
Springtime: Face a la mer, 1974
acrylic on canvas
Price realized: £344,000
November 2006, London, King Street
L.S. Lowry
A river bank
oil on canvas
Price realized: £1,408,000
November 2006, London, King Street
A river bank
oil on canvas
Price realized: £1,408,000
November 2006, London, King Street
William Turnbull
Aphrodite, 1958
bronze with green & brown patina
Price realized: £187,200
November 2006, London, King Street
World auction record for the artist
Aphrodite, 1958
bronze with green & brown patina
Price realized: £187,200
November 2006, London, King Street
World auction record for the artist
John Piper
Binham Abbey, Norfolk
oil on canvas
Price realized: £142,400
November 2006, London, King Street
World auction record for the artist
Binham Abbey, Norfolk
oil on canvas
Price realized: £142,400
November 2006, London, King Street
World auction record for the artist
William Scott
Brown still life, 1956
oil on canvas
Price realized: £366,400
June 2006, London, King Street
Brown still life, 1956
oil on canvas
Price realized: £366,400
June 2006, London, King Street
Dame Elisabeth Frink
Walking Madonna
bronze
Price realized: £377,600
June 2006, London, King Street
World auction record for the artist
Walking Madonna
bronze
Price realized: £377,600
June 2006, London, King Street
World auction record for the artist
Graham Sutherland
The red tree, 1935-1936
oil on canvas
Price realized: £164,800
June 2006, London, King Street
The red tree, 1935-1936
oil on canvas
Price realized: £164,800
June 2006, London, King Street
Dame Barbara Hepworth (1903-1975)
Three forms (Zennor Carn), 1965
carved slate on black-painted wooden base
Price realized: £276,800
November 2006, London, King Street
Three forms (Zennor Carn), 1965
carved slate on black-painted wooden base
Price realized: £276,800
November 2006, London, King Street
Charles S. Jagger
Maquette for 'The Driver,'
bronze
Price realized: £422,400
June 2006, London, King Street
World auction record for the artist
Maquette for 'The Driver,'
bronze
Price realized: £422,400
June 2006, London, King Street
World auction record for the artist
Edward Wadsworth
Perspective of Idleness
tempera on panel
Price realized: £72,000
June 2006, London, King Street
Perspective of Idleness
tempera on panel
Price realized: £72,000
June 2006, London, King Street
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