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- Estimate
- $1,200,000–$1,800,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War & Contemporary Evening Sale, New York · 15 April 2008
- Dimensions
- 44 x 64 in. (111.7 x 162.5 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4423861
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Alexander Calder, Black: Two Dots and Eleven. Christie's, 15 Apr 2008, lot 8. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4423861.
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Alexander Calder, Black: Two Dots and Eleven. Christie's, 15 Apr 2008, lot 8. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4423861.
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From the same sale Post-War & Contemporary Evening Sale · Apr 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cattle on a riverbank | Hendrikus Van De Sande Bakhuyzen | €15,000–€20,000 | |
| Mint (Red) | Ed Ruscha | $2,500,000–$3,500,000 | |
| Marching Figure | Bruce Nauman | $400,000–$600,000 | |
| Andrew Head/Andrew Head, Stacked | Bruce Nauman | $1,500,000–$2,500,000 | |
| Untitled (locomotive) | Robert Rauschenberg | $350,000–$550,000 | |
| Playing in the garden | Mari Ten Kate | €8,000–€12,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Calder | White Moon | $4,628,000 | Phillips, Nov 2021 | |
| Alexander Calder | Petite croix | Phillips, Nov 2022 | ||
| Alexander Calder | The Plow | Christie's, May 2018 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Mauvaises herbes | Sotheby's, Nov 2024 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Big Horizontal Red | Christie's, May 2025 | ||
| Alexander Calder | New Blériot | Phillips, Nov 2023 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Untitled | Sotheby's, May 2022 | ||
| Alexander Calder | untitled | Sotheby's, Jun 2019 |
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.