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- Estimate
- $180,000–$220,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Post-War & Contemporary Art, New York · 16 May 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1166024
- Record
- first seen 22 Jul 2026 · updated 22 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Jesús Rafael Soto, Pourpre + Blanc, 2003. Bonhams, 16 May 2018, lot 22. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1166024.
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Jesús Rafael Soto, Pourpre + Blanc, 2003. Bonhams, 16 May 2018, lot 22. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1166024.
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From the same sale Post-War & Contemporary Art · May 2018
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction, 1958 | John Chamberlain | $80,000–$120,000 | |
| Summer II, 1957 | Sam Francis | $200,000–$300,000 | |
| Little Bathtub Collage #3, 1960 | Tom Wesselmann | $100,000–$150,000 | |
| Oliva Sobre Oliva, 2002 | Jesús Rafael Soto | $300,000–$500,000 | |
| Axo-89, 1969-89 | Victor Vasarely | $80,000–$120,000 | |
| Triple Cluster, 1983 | Alan Saret | $30,000–$50,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesús Rafael Soto | Mouvement horizontal vertical | $201,600 | Sotheby's, May 2021 | |
| Jesús Rafael Soto | Círculo virtual blanco con gris | Sotheby's, Nov 2023 | ||
| Jesús Rafael Soto | Écriture d’Arras | Sotheby's, Sep 2024 | ||
| Jesús Rafael Soto | blanc et noir | Sotheby's, Mar 2019 | ||
| Jesús Rafael Soto | curvas blancas | Sotheby's, Mar 2019 | ||
| Jesús Rafael Soto | Doble Virtual | Sotheby's, Apr 2023 | ||
| Jesús Rafael Soto | Vibration Noire Double | Sotheby's, Mar 2024 | ||
| Jesús Rafael Soto | T Gris | Sotheby's, Nov 2024 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.