Modern British & Irish Art
Live Auction: 23 November 2022 • 2:00 PM GMT • London

Modern British & Irish Art 23 November 2022 • 2:00 PM GMT • London

O ur flagship sale of Modern British & Irish Art headlines Sotheby's British & Irish Art week, comprising a dynamic series of sales and events celebrating the artistic landscape of Britain and Ireland from the 19th to the 21st century. On Sunday 20 and Monday 21 November, we will host a series of free curated talks with artists, curators and historians which explore Britain's avant-garde artistic heritage, coinciding with the launch of Jo Baring’s new collection of essays Revisiting Modern British Art published by Lund Humphries in October 2022.

Our Modern & British Art live sale brings together some of the greatest artists working in Britain and Ireland in the 20th century, from William Nicholson, Barbara Hepworth, Henry Moore, William Roberts, L. S. Lowry and Elisabeth Frink to Jack B. Yeats and Samuel John Peploe. Many are emerging from long held private collections or are making their auction debuts. Our online sales of Modern British, Scottish Art and Irish Art, bring a further superb selection of works to the market, all of which will be on view during our British & Irish Art week.


Auction Highlights

Featured Lot: L. S. Lowry, A Cricket Match


Laurence Stephen Lowry, R.A.
A Cricket Match
Estimate £1,200,000–1,800,000

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Featured Lot: Dame Barbara Hepworth, Curved Form (Bryher)


Dame Barbara Hepworth
Curved Form (Bryher)
Estimate 500,000–800,000

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Sotheby's Talks | 20 & 21 November

Join us in our New Bond Street galleries on Sunday 20 and Monday 21 November for a series of free curated talks with artists, curators and historians which explore Britain's avant-garde artistic heritage and celebrate the launch of Jo Baring’s new collection of essays Revisiting Modern British Art published by Lund Humphries in October 2022.

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