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- Estimate
- $3,000,000–$5,000,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Evening Auction, New York · 17 November 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4614947
- Record
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Ellsworth Kelly, Purple Panel with Blue Curve. Sotheby's, 17 Nov 2017, lot 42. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4614947.
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Ellsworth Kelly, Purple Panel with Blue Curve. Sotheby's, 17 Nov 2017, lot 42. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4614947.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Evening Auction · Nov 2017
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled | Jasper Johns | $800,000–$1,200,000 | |
| Magdalena (Underwear and Bedtime Stories) | Marlene Dumas | $3,000,000–$4,000,000 | |
| Shades of Meaning | Ed Ruscha | $300,000–$400,000 | |
| Untitled | David Hammons | $350,000–$450,000 | |
| Female Head | Roy Lichtenstein | $10,000,000–$15,000,000 | |
| Untitled | Laura Owens | $200,000–$300,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellsworth Kelly | Rebound | $4,285,000 | Sotheby's, May 2022 | |
| Ellsworth Kelly | ellsworth kelly | red white | Sotheby's, Jul 2020 | ||
| Ellsworth Kelly | Black Panel I | Sotheby's, Nov 2014 | ||
| Ellsworth Kelly | Blue Panel | Sotheby's, May 2018 | ||
| Ellsworth Kelly | White Form on Black | Sotheby's, May 2023 | ||
| Ellsworth Kelly | White Relief Over Black | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Ellsworth Kelly | Black Panel with Curve | Sotheby's, Jun 2018 | ||
| Ellsworth Kelly | chatham x: black red | Sotheby's, Nov 2011 |
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.