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- Estimate
- $100,000–$150,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War & Contemporary Morning Session, New York · 21 May 2008
- Dimensions
- 152½ x 20½ in. (387.3 x 52 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4421794
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Sam Francis, Basel Mural III (H). Christie's, 21 May 2008, lot 183 B. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4421794.
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Sam Francis, Basel Mural III (H). Christie's, 21 May 2008, lot 183 B. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4421794.
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From the same sale Post-War & Contemporary Morning Session · May 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled | Dewain Valentine | $15,000–$20,000 | |
| Alice Neel (1900-1984) | Alice Neel | $100,000–$150,000 | |
| Andy Warhol (1928-1987) | Andy Warhol | $1,400,000–$1,800,000 | |
| Arman (1928-2005) | Arman | $80,000–$120,000 | |
| Larry Rivers (1923-2002) | Larry Rivers | $200,000–$300,000 | |
| Willem de Kooning (1904-1997) | Willem De Kooning | $250,000–$350,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Francis | Untitled | $344,866 | Sotheby's, Oct 2024 | |
| Sam Francis | Composition No. 6 | Sotheby's, May 2024 | ||
| Sam Francis | Untitled (Study for White Line) | Sotheby's, Nov 2022 | ||
| Sam Francis | coral branch | Sotheby's, Mar 2020 | ||
| Sam Francis | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Jun 2022 | ||
| Sam Francis | Pleasure Perhaps I | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Sam Francis | untitled | Sotheby's, Oct 2019 | ||
| Sam Francis | Untitled (SF90-535) | Rago, Mar 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.