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Operator Painting: Shells and Sheep

Keith Tyson (British, b. 1969) · 2006

$12,500 price realized incl. premium

≈ £10,063≈ €11,796

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Medium
Oil · Paintings all oil results →
As published: “oil and mixed media on aluminum”
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Category
Oil paintings
Dimensions
47 7/8 x 66 1/8 in. (121.6 x 168 cm.)
Auction house
Phillips
Sale
New Now (NY010117)
Date
February 28, 2017
Location
New York
Lot
133
Estimate
$15,000 – $20,000 (≈ £12,075 – £16,100) (≈ €14,155 – €18,873)
Source
Auction house phillips.com ↗
Retrieved Sep 27, 2026

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Provenance trail: auction history of this work

Offered twice between 2014 and 2017 · sold 2

Catalogue details differ between appearances (medium description). Houses often re-measure, translate or re-catalogue a work; compare the entries below.

  1. Operator Painting: Shells and Sheep, Phillips 2014

    Jul 3, 2014 · Phillips

    Contemporary Day Sale, lot 252

    Sold £20,000Sign up to see · est. £10,000 – £15,000

    As catalogued

    Keith Tyson, “Operator Painting: Shells and Sheep”, 2006

    oil, mixed media on aluminium

    121.7 x 167.8 cm (47 7/8 x 66 1/8 in.)

  2. Operator Painting: Shells and Sheep, Phillips 2017

    Feb 28, 2017 · Phillips this result

    New Now, lot 133

    Sold $12,500 −64% in USDSign up to see · est. $15,000 – $20,000

    As catalogued

    Keith Tyson, “Operator Painting: Shells and Sheep”, 2006

    oil and mixed media on aluminum

    47 7/8 x 66 1/8 in. (121.6 x 168 cm.)

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