Photo © Gorringe's — view this lot on Gorringe's ↗Untitled, April 1964
Mixed media · Paper
Gorringe's · Aug 17, 2026£150 ≈ $203 ≈ €175Sign up free to see price
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Auction result
Black Element, May 1964
William Gear (British, 1915–1997)
£1,188 price realized incl. premium
≈ $1,544≈ €1,386
Hammer £950 · with buyer’s premium £1,188
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- Medium
- Watercolor · Works on paper all watercolor results →As published: “ink and watercolour”
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated
- Category
- Watercolors
- Dimensions
- 55cm x 66cm (21.75in x 26in)
- Auction house
- Lyon & Turnbull
- Sale
- Contemporary & Post-War Art (585)
- Date
- January 15, 2020
- Lot
- 221
- Estimate
- £700 – £900 (≈ $910 – $1,170) (≈ €817 – €1,050)
- Source
- Auction house lyonandturnbull.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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