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THREE HEADS (I)
Basil Blackshaw (British, 1932–2016) · 1985
Unsold / did not meet reserve
Estimate €5,000 – €7,000 (≈ $5,728 – $8,019) (≈ £4,369 – £6,117)
Offered at Whyte's and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.
Auction history of this work: offered 2 times ↓
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on canvas”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed, dated and with Tom Caldwell Galleries label on reverse
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 17¾ x 13¾in. (45.09 x 34.93cm)
- Auction house
- Whyte's
- Sale
- Irish & International Art (847)
- Date
- March 9, 2020
- Location
- Dublin, Ireland
- Lot
- 76
- Estimate
- €5,000 – €7,000 (≈ $5,728 – $8,019) (≈ £4,369 – £6,117)
- Source
- Auction house whytes.ie ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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Provenance trail: auction history of this work
Offered twice in 2020 · sold 1 · bought in / unsold 1
Mar 9, 2020 · Whyte's this result
Irish & International Art, lot 76
Bought in / unsold · est. €5,000 – €7,000
As catalogued
Basil Blackshaw, “THREE HEADS (I)”, 1985
oil on canvas
17¾ x 13¾in. (45.09 x 34.93cm)
Dec 16, 2020 · Whyte's
THE CHRISTMAS SALE OF ART & COLLECTIBLES, lot 84
Sold €2,800Sign up to see · est. €3,000 – €5,000
As catalogued
Basil Blackshaw, “THREE HEADS (I)”, 1985
oil on canvas
17¾ x 13¾in. (45.09 x 34.93cm)
Appearances are linked when the photographs match and the size, medium and title agree (match confidence 88%). Casts and prints are linked only when the cast or impression number also matches. Price changes compare each sold price with the previous one (in USD at each sale’s exchange rate when the currencies differ). Details are shown as each house published them.
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