3 min read · 11 Mar 2026

The South Downs, near Midhurst. Image courtesy of Sotheby's
Ivon Hitchens, The South Downs, near Midhurst (1920), sold for $99,000 (GBP74,200), more than two and a half times the low estimate at Sotheby's in London on March 5.
The sale beat the previous auction result for this work by $64,400, equivalent to an annualized return of 11%. It last sold at auction in 2016 for $34,600 at Sotheby's.
Watercolour and gouache on paper, 22.0 x 32.0cm. The work has been traded once in the past.
Sale Date | Price | Price Increase | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
March 05, 2026 | $99,000 | 186 % | Sotheby's | London |
November 11, 2016 | $34,600 | 1823 % | Sotheby's | London |
May 13, 1994 | $1,798 | - | Christie's | London |
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