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- Estimate
- £250,000–£350,000 hammer ≈ $386,609–$541,253
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — The Italian Sale, London · 15 October 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4400665
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Michelangelo Pistoletto, Figura su sfondo nero. Sotheby's, 15 Oct 2015, lot 39. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4400665.
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Michelangelo Pistoletto, Figura su sfondo nero. Sotheby's, 15 Oct 2015, lot 39. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4400665.
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From the same sale The Italian Sale · Oct 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intersuperficie curva bianca | Paolo Scheggi | £400,000–£600,000 | |
| Dinamica Circolare 6 S+S | Marina Apollonio | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| Zone Riflesse | Paolo Scheggi | £250,000–£300,000 | |
| Natura morta | — | £400,000–£600,000 | |
| Concetto Spaziale, Attese | Lucio Fontana | £250,000–£350,000 | |
| Concetto Spaziale | Lucio Fontana | £500,000–£700,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michelangelo Pistoletto | Innamorati (Maria e Michelangelo) | $1,055,417 | Sotheby's, Feb 2016 | |
| Michelangelo Pistoletto | L' Ecolier (The Schoolboy) | Christie's, Feb 2016 | ||
| Michelangelo Pistoletto | Scultura di Chamberlain | Sotheby's, Nov 2017 | ||
| Michelangelo Pistoletto | Tre Uomini in Grigio (Three Men in Grey) | Christie's, Mar 2026 | ||
| Michelangelo Pistoletto | Lei e Lui - Maria e Michelangelo (Her and Him - Maria and Mi | Christie's, Mar 2026 | ||
| Michelangelo Pistoletto | Cordone | Sotheby's, Oct 2014 | ||
| Michelangelo Pistoletto | Violet Dog | Phillips, Jun 2016 | ||
| Michelangelo Pistoletto | Bottiglia per terra | Christie's, Nov 2015 |
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.