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SUR LE BORD DE LA FORET [FIGURE WITH SHELL]

Mary Swanzy (British, 1882–1978)

Unsold / did not meet reserve

Estimate €30,000 – €35,000 (≈ $33,069 – $38,581) (≈ £25,566 – £29,826)

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 lower left; inscribed with title in French and numbered [5] on canvas on reverse; also titled (in English) on Dawson Gallery label on reverse; a second l
Category
Oil paintings
Dimensions
30 x 25in. (76.20 x 63½cm)
Auction house
Whyte's
Sale
Irish & International Art (846)
Date
December 2, 2019
Location
Dublin, Ireland
Lot
39
Estimate
€30,000 – €35,000 (≈ $33,069 – $38,581) (≈ £25,566 – £29,826)
Source
Auction house whytes.ie ↗
Retrieved Sep 25, 2026

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Provenance trail: auction history of this work

Offered twice between 2016 and 2019 · sold 0 · bought in / unsold 2

  1. SUR LE BORD DE LA FORET [FIGURE WITH SHELL], Whyte's 2016

    Nov 28, 2016 · Whyte's

    Important Irish Art, lot 35

    Bought in / unsold · est. €25,000 – €35,000

    As catalogued

    Mary Swanzy, “SUR LE BORD DE LA FORET [FIGURE WITH SHELL]”

    oil on canvas

    30 x 25in. (76.20 x 63½cm)

  2. SUR LE BORD DE LA FORET [FIGURE WITH SHELL], Whyte's 2019

    Dec 2, 2019 · Whyte's this result

    Irish & International Art, lot 39

    Bought in / unsold · est. €30,000 – €35,000

    As catalogued

    Mary Swanzy, “SUR LE BORD DE LA FORET [FIGURE WITH SHELL]”

    oil on canvas

    30 x 25in. (76.20 x 63½cm)

Appearances are linked when the photographs match and the size, medium and title agree (match confidence 93%). 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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