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- Estimate
- $2,000,000–$3,000,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — 20th Century Evening Sale, New York · 6 October 2020
- Dimensions
- 38 ¼ x 51 ¼ in. (97.2 x 130.2 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3603938
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Sam Francis, Blue Composition. Christie's, 6 Oct 2020, lot 25. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3603938.
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Sam Francis, Blue Composition. Christie's, 6 Oct 2020, lot 25. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3603938.
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From the same sale 20th Century Evening Sale · Oct 2020
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota, Usa | TYRANNOSAURUS REX | $6,000,000–$8,000,000 | |
| Untitled (Ocean) | Vija Celmins | $3,000,000–$5,000,000 | |
| Uitzicht over Den Haag met de Nieuwe Kerk (View of The Hague with Nie… | Vincent Van Gogh | $700,000–$1,000,000 | |
| Falaise près de Dieppe | Claude Monet | $1,500,000–$2,000,000 | |
| Mickey | Damien Hirst | $700,000–$1,000,000 | |
| Cicada | Jasper Johns | $1,200,000–$1,800,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Francis | Saturated Blue (No. 1) | $3,252,500 | Christie's, Nov 2018 | |
| Sam Francis | White, Green Earth | Christie's, Oct 2018 | ||
| Sam Francis | Deep Blue and Black | Sotheby's, Nov 2014 | ||
| Sam Francis | Red No. 1 | Christie's, May 2016 | ||
| Sam Francis | Composition | Sotheby's, Nov 2016 | ||
| Sam Francis | Green | Christie's, May 2016 | ||
| Sam Francis | Noir #2 | Christie's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Sam Francis | Why Then Opened II | Christie's, May 2017 |
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.