Modern British & Irish Art Evening Sale

Christie’s is pleased to present the Modern British and Irish Art Evening Sale which will take place on 19 November 2014. Featuring 35 lots, the auction presents stellar examples of 20^th century British sculpture and painting including John Duncan Fergusson’s Poise, six paintings by L.S. Lowry, led by Coal Barge, and Euan Uglow’s masterpiece entitled Three In One, which is considered to be the artist’s most important painting to come to the market. The strong selection of modern sculpture is led by Figure (Sunion) by Dame Barbara Hepworth, as well as sculpture by leading artists of the genre including Henry Moore, Lynn Chadwick, Dame Elisabeth Frink, and Naum Gabo, among others. The Modern British and Irish Evening Sale as a whole features works with estimates ranging from £50,000 to £700,000 and is followed by the Day Sale on 20 November, which comprises 86 works starting at just £7,000.