• Auction 23767

    Modern British and Irish Art Evening Sale

    19 March 2025, London

    SALE TOTAL: 11,312,620 (GBP)
24 Lots for Sale 23767
Lot 1
ANTONY GORMLEY, R.A. (B. 1950)
MEME CXXX
cast iron, unique
3 ½ x 3 3/8 x 6 3/8 in. (8.9 x 8.7 x 16.2 cm.)
estimate
£50,000 - £80,000
($64,900 - $103,840)

price realized
£94,500
($122,661)
Lot 2
BEN NICHOLSON, O.M. (1894-1982)
c. 1925 (Jamaïque)
oil on canvas, laid on board, in the artist’s frame
13 x 9 ½ in. (32.8 x 24.1 cm.)
estimate
£80,000 - £120,000
($102,320 - $153,480)

price realized
£163,800
($212,612)
Lot 3
WILLIAM SCOTT, R.A. (1913-1989)
Bowl and Frying Basket
oil on canvas
20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm.)
estimate
£150,000 - £250,000
($194,700 - $324,500)

price realized
£365,400
($474,289)
Lot 4
SIR WILLIAM NICHOLSON (1872-1949)
The Lustre Bowl
oil on canvas-board
10 7/8 x 13 in. (27.7 x 33 cm.)
estimate
£120,000 - £180,000
($151,800 - $227,700)

price realized
£1,189,500
($1,543,971)
Lot 5
BARRY FLANAGAN, R.A. (1941-2009)
Six Foot Leaping Hare on Steel Pyramid
bronze with a black patina and steel
98 ½ in. (250.2 cm.) high
estimate
£500,000 - £800,000
($647,000 - $1,035,200)

price realized
£693,000
($899,514)
Lot 6
FRANK AUERBACH (1931-2024)
Nude on Bed III
oil on panel
18 x 24 in. (45.7 x 61 cm.)
estimate
£700,000 - £1,000,000
($885,500 - $1,265,000)

price realized
£1,492,000
($1,936,616)
Lot 7
BRIDGET RILEY, C.H. (B. 1931)
Turquoise, red, blue, yellow with black and white
gouache on paper
28 3/8 x 23 5/8 in. (72 x 60 cm.)
estimate
£80,000 - £120,000
($101,200 - $151,800)

price realized
£182,700
($237,144)
Lot 8
LYNN CHADWICK, R.A. (1914-2003)
Sitting Couple on Bench
bronze with a dark grey and green patina
77 ½ x 88 1/8 x 70 5/8 in. (197 x 224 x 180 cm.)
estimate
£1,200,000 - £1,800,000
($1,556,400 - $2,334,600)

price realized
£1,371,000
($1,779,558)
Lot 9
LAURENCE STEPHEN LOWRY, R.A. (1887-1976)
May Day
oil on canvas
21 x 17 in. (53.4 x 43.2 cm.)
estimate
£750,000 - £950,000
($943,499 - $1,195,099)

price realized
£945,000
($1,226,610)
Lot 10
SEAN SCULLY, R.A. (B. 1945)
Landline Green White
oil on aluminium
85 x 75 in. (216 x 190.4 cm.)
estimate
£500,000 - £800,000
($628,999 - $1,006,399)

price realized
£567,000
($735,966)
Lot 11
SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL, O.M., R.A. (1874-1965)
The Bay of Èze
oil on canvas
24 x 18 in. (61 x 45.7 cm.)
estimate
£500,000 - £800,000
($628,999 - $1,006,399)

price realized
£945,000
($1,226,610)
Lot 12
RODERIC O'CONOR (1860-1940)
Paysage, Pont Aven
oil on canvas
21 3/8 x 28 ¾ in. (54.2 x 73 cm.)
estimate
£200,000 - £300,000
($258,800 - $388,200)

price realized
£378,000
($490,644)
Lot 14
DAME ELISABETH FRINK, R.A. (1930-1993)
Protomartyr
bronze with a dark brown patina
73 ¾ (187.5 cm.) high
estimate
£150,000 - £250,000
($194,700 - $324,500)

price realized
£170,100
($220,789)
Lot 15
PETER LANYON (1918-1964)
Antigone
oil and gold leaf on canvas
72 x 48 in. (182.8 x 121.9 cm.)
estimate
£300,000 - £500,000
($389,400 - $649,000)

price realized
£378,000
($490,644)
Lot 16
SIR FRANK BOWLING, R.A. (B. 1934)
Untitled
acrylic, acrylic gel and metallic paint on canvas
71 x 28 in. (180.3 x 71.1 cm.)
estimate
£80,000 - £120,000
($103,520 - $155,280)

price realized
£119,700
($155,370)
Lot 17
FRANCISZKA THEMERSON (1907-1988)
Eleven Persons and One Donkey Moving Forwards
oil on canvas
27 x 32 ¾ in. (68.6 x 83.2 cm.)
estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
($51,880 - $77,820)

price realized
£52,920
($68,690)
Lot 18
FRANK AUERBACH (1931-2024)
Portrait of J.Y.M. Seated
oil on board
16 x 13 in. (40.6 x 33 cm.)
estimate
£400,000 - £600,000
($518,800 - $778,200)

price realized
£453,600
($588,772)
Lot 19
WILLIAM SCOTT, R.A. (1913-1989)
Interior
oil on canvas
65 7/8 x 39 7/8 in. (167.4 x 101.3 cm.)
estimate
£250,000 - £350,000
($324,250 - $453,950)

Lot 20
BEN NICHOLSON, O.M. (1894-1982)
Nov 25-46 (still life)
oil and pencil on canvas
24 7/8 x 20 in. (63.2 x 50.8 cm.)
estimate
£250,000 - £350,000
($324,500 - $454,300)

price realized
£327,600
($425,224)
Lot 21
LAURENCE STEPHEN LOWRY, R.A. (1887-1976)
Old Church and Steps
oil on canvas
24 x 20 in. (61 x 50.8 cm.)
estimate
£350,000 - £550,000
($453,950 - $713,350)

price realized
£403,200
($523,353)
Lot 22
BEN NICHOLSON, O.M. (1894-1982)
1940 (painting)
gouache and pencil on board
10 x 10 in. (25.4 x 25.4 cm.)
estimate
£80,000 - £120,000
($103,760 - $155,640)

price realized
£107,100
($139,015)
Lot 23
DAME BARBARA HEPWORTH (1903-1975)
Maquette (Variation on a Theme)
bronze with a brown and green patina, on a marble base
17 ¼ in. (43.6 cm.) high, excluding base
estimate
£120,000 - £180,000
($155,640 - $233,460)

price realized
£277,200
($359,805)
Lot 25
LAURENCE STEPHEN LOWRY, R.A. (1887-1976)
Old Houses, Wick
oil on canvas
17 x 21 in. (43.2 x 53.4 cm.)
estimate
£300,000 - £500,000
($389,100 - $648,500)

price realized
£478,800
($621,482)
Lot 26
SIR JOHN LAVERY, R.S.A., R.H.A., R.A. (1856-1941)
The Hall, Argyll House - A Summer Day
oil on panel
23 7/8 x 18 in. (60.7 x 45.7 cm.)
estimate
£100,000 - £150,000
($127,900 - $191,850)

price realized
£157,500
($204,435)
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