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- Estimate
- $12,000–$18,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — American Paintings, New York · 5 April 2012
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4078552
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Werner Drewes, construction #453. Sotheby's, 5 Apr 2012, lot 1. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4078552.
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Werner Drewes, construction #453. Sotheby's, 5 Apr 2012, lot 1. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4078552.
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From the same sale American Paintings · Apr 2012
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laughing Waters | Harriet Whitney Frishmuth | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Untitled (Yellow and Red Composition) | Rolph Scarlett | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| Untitled | Beauford Delaney | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Taking a Break | Robert Gwathmey | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| Our Ford, Highhead | Edwin Walter Dickinson | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| Street Scene, New York | George Grosz | $5,000–$7,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Werner Drewes | Creative Forces | $16,250 | Heritage Auctions, Sep 2022 | |
| Werner Drewes | The Black Cube | Heritage Auctions, May 2022 | ||
| Werner Drewes | abstract #366 | Sotheby's, Oct 2018 | ||
| Werner Drewes | Untitled | Heritage Auctions, Jun 2023 | ||
| Werner Drewes | Comp 134, Red in Red | Heritage Auctions, Nov 2022 | ||
| Werner Drewes | Confined Buoyancy 36 x 42 in. (91.4 x 106.7 cm.) | Bonhams, May 2023 | ||
| Werner Drewes | Comp 197 Mural study | Heritage Auctions, May 2023 | ||
| Werner Drewes | Fight | Rago, May 2026 |
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.