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- Estimate
- $4,000–$6,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Made in California: Contemporary Art, Los Angeles · 18 September 2025
- Record ID
- TB-2026-126703
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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De Wain Valentine, Untitled, circa 1980. Bonhams, 18 Sep 2025, lot 55. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-126703.
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De Wain Valentine, Untitled, circa 1980. Bonhams, 18 Sep 2025, lot 55. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-126703.
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From the same sale Made in California: Contemporary Art · Sep 2025
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled No. 9 (Joellen), 1995 | Manuel Neri | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| Joker, Geometry and Me, 1987 | Joyce Treiman | $2,000–$3,000 | |
| Untitled, 1974 | Roy De Forest | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| Untitled, circa 1960 | Paul Wonner | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| Portrait of Jessica Cole, 1972 | Mark Adams | $1,200–$1,800 | |
| White Sky, 1962 | Elmer Nelson Bischoff | $30,000–$50,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| De Wain Valentine | Untitled, circa 1985 | $4,096 | Bonhams, Sep 2023 | |
| De Wain Valentine | Open Diamond Rotated Hyperbolic Parabola, 1983 18 x 35 x 14 | Bonhams, Oct 2017 | ||
| De Wain Valentine | Red Truss Beam, 1981 | Bonhams, Oct 2018 | ||
| De Wain Valentine | Sky Gate | Sotheby's, Nov 2024 | ||
| De Wain Valentine | Waterwall | Phillips, Sep 2022 | ||
| De Wain Valentine | Untitled, circa 1980 | Bonhams, May 2019 | ||
| Sam Francis | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Jun 2024 | ||
| De Wain Valentine | Offset open diamond diagonal, Sepia, circa 1980 17 1/4 x 48 | Bonhams, Nov 2016 |
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.