Lot 7 C · Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale
Saturated Blue (No. 1)
Sam Francis · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- $3,000,000–$5,000,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale, New York · 15 November 2018
- Dimensions
- 76 3/4 x 44 7/8 in. (195 x 114 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3781237
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Sam Francis, Saturated Blue (No. 1). Christie's, 15 Nov 2018, lot 7 C. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3781237.
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Sam Francis, Saturated Blue (No. 1). Christie's, 15 Nov 2018, lot 7 C. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3781237.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Bedlam Vacation | Cecily Brown | $1,500,000–$2,000,000 | |
| When I was 15 | Richard Prince | $2,000,000–$3,000,000 | |
| Untitled | Albert Oehlen | $1,500,000–$2,000,000 | |
| Untitled | Christopher Wood | $14,000,000–$18,000,000 | |
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Francis | Blue Composition | $3,150,000 | Christie's, Oct 2020 | |
| 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 | Red and Pink | Sotheby's, Nov 2007 |
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.