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Modern & Post-War British Art Evening Sale

12 June 2018 | 6:00 PM BST | London

SALE TOTAL

12,367,500GBP
Browse Lots
  • 12
    Sir Stanley Spencer, R.A.
    Christ Preaching at Cookham Regatta: Punts by the River
    LOT SOLD.3,370,000GBP
  • 19
    Dame Barbara Hepworth
    Spiral
    LOT SOLD.1,270,000GBP
  • 22
    Ben Nicholson, O.M.
    1966 (Ios)
    LOT SOLD.1,210,000GBP
  • 17
    Henry Moore, O.M., C.H.
    Rocking Chair No. 2
    LOT SOLD.910,000GBP
  • 26
    William Scott, R.A.
    Berlin Blues 2
    LOT SOLD.730,000GBP
  • 5
    Sir Winston Churchill, K.G., O.M., F.R.S., HON. R.A.
    A View of Eze in the Alpes-Maritimes
    LOT SOLD.514,000GBP
  • 29
    William Scott, R.A.
    Dark Earth Scheme
    LOT SOLD.430,000GBP
  • 6
    Sir Winston Churchill, K.G., O.M., F.R.S., HON. R.A.
    Mimizan
    LOT SOLD.430,000GBP
  • 20
    Ben Nicholson, O.M.
    July 1960 (green and black)
    LOT SOLD.406,000GBP
  • 11
    William Roberts, R.A.
    The Barber's Shop
    LOT SOLD.406,000GBP
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Sale Number: L18140 Lots : 31

SALE TOTAL

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Sotheby’s Evening Sale of Modern & Post-War British Art brought strong prices across the board for an exciting array of fresh-to-market works. The sale was led by Sir Stanley Spencer’s rediscovered masterpiece, Christ Preaching at Cookham Regatta: Punts by the River. Unseen in over half a century the work sold for an impressive £3,370,000. The sale saw staggering results for works by three of the biggest names of the Modern British Scene, Henry Moore, Ben Nicholson and Dame Barbara Hepworth, whose 1959 Spiral sold for £1,270,000. The sale saw further strong results for works by William Scott, Sir Winston Churchill, William Roberts, L.S. Lowry and Patrick Caulfield.

Collecting is already well underway for our November sale of Modern & Post-War British Art, so please do not hesitate to contact one of our specialists for a free and informal valuation without obligation for sale!

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Celebrating the very best in the British Art Scene over the past century, Sotheby’s Modern & Post-War British Art Evening Sale is led by an exciting array of fresh-to-market works by some of the most successful and sought-after artists and sculptors of the past century. The sale will feature major and important works by the likes of Dame Barbara Hepworth, Henry Moore, Sir Stanley Spencer, L.S. Lowry, Sir Winston Churchill, Ben Nicholson, William Scott and Patrick Caulfield.

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Frances Christie
Senior Director
Co-Head of Department
Modern & Post-War British Art
+44 20 7293 5575
frances.christie@sothebys.com
Simon Hucker
Senior Director
Co-Head of Department
Modern & Post-War British Art
+44 207 293 5381
simon.hucker@sothebys.com
Lydia Wingfield Digby
Deputy Director
Specialist
Modern & Post-War British Art
+44 207 293 5268
lydia.wingfielddigby@sothebys.com
Bryn Sayles
Director
Specialist
Modern & Post-War British Art
+44 207 293 5560
bryn.sayles@sothebys.com
Robin Cawdron-Stewart
Director
Specialist
Modern & Post-War British Art
+44 207 293 5483
robin.cawdron-stewart@sothebys.com
Claudia Coates
Specialist
Modern & Post-War British Art
+44 207 293 5707
claudia.coates@sothebys.com
Julia Fischel
Specialist
Modern & Post-War British Art
+44 (0) 20 7293 5051
julia.fischel@sothebys.com
Nicholas Hemming-Brown
Cataloguer
Impressionist & Modern Art
+44 20 7293 6619
nicholas.brown@sothebys.com
   
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