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- Estimate
- $200,000–$300,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Modern Evening Auction · 19 May 2026
- Record ID
- TB-2026-2599976
- Record
- first seen 27 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Sophie Taeuber-arp, Personnages. Sotheby's, 19 May 2026, lot 15. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2599976.
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Sophie Taeuber-arp, Personnages. Sotheby's, 19 May 2026, lot 15. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2599976.
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From the same sale Modern Evening Auction · May 2026
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Le Printemps (Composition lithochronique) | Óscar Domínguez | $1,000,000–$1,500,000 | |
| Two Figures | Varvara Stepanova | $1,200,000–$1,800,000 | |
| Pair of “Carcasse” Chenets | Diego Giacometti | $250,000–$350,000 | |
| Zwei schwarze Streifen (Two Black Stripes) | Wassily Kandinsky | $2,000,000–$3,000,000 | |
| Untitled | Mark Rothko | $5,000,000–$7,000,000 | |
| Buste d’homme (dit New York I) | Alberto Giacometti | $2,000,000–$3,000,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sophie Taeuber-arp | Composition dans un cercle blanc sur fond noir | $249,374 | Christie's, Feb 2019 | |
| Marc Chagall | Le Chevalet | Christie's, Apr 2024 | ||
| Marc Chagall | L'Artiste et le nu | Sotheby's, Jun 2026 | ||
| Marc Chagall | Nature morte et fleurs devant St-Paul de Vence | Christie's, Mar 2025 | ||
| Sophie Taeuber-arp | Relief rectangulaire, cercles découpés, carrés peints et déc | Sotheby's, May 2024 | ||
| Henri Matisse | Jazz. Paris, Tériade, 1947. The complete portfolio of 20 poc | Sotheby's, Jun 2024 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | Nature morte aux cerises | Sotheby's, Nov 2022 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | Oiseau | Christie's, Apr 2023 |
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.