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- Estimate
- €3,000,000–€5,000,000 hammer ≈ $3,545,100–$5,908,500
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Art Contemporain – Evening Sale, Paris · 6 December 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4622939
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Jean-Michel Basquiat, Thin in the old. Sotheby's, 6 Dec 2017, lot 54. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4622939.
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Jean-Michel Basquiat, Thin in the old. Sotheby's, 6 Dec 2017, lot 54. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4622939.
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From the same sale Art Contemporain – Evening Sale · Dec 2017
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roig i blanc | Antoni Tàpies | €200,000–€300,000 | |
| Die Ungeborenen | Anselm Kiefer | €300,000–€500,000 | |
| Célébration du sol | Jean Dubuffet | €700,000–€1,000,000 | |
| Noléon | Robert Combas | €80,000–€120,000 | |
| Untitled | Zao Wou-ki | €300,000–€500,000 | |
| Peinture 92 x 130 cm, 24 avril 1994 | Pierre Soulages | €400,000–€600,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Michel Basquiat | Untitled | $4,401,557 | Sotheby's, Mar 2022 | |
| Jean-Michel Basquiat | Exercise | Phillips, Nov 2025 | ||
| Jean-Michel Basquiat | Big Snow | Sotheby's, Jun 2023 | ||
| Jean-Michel Basquiat | Untitled (Head) | Sotheby's, May 2023 | ||
| Jean-Michel Basquiat | Thin in the Old | Sotheby's, Mar 2026 | ||
| Jean-Michel Basquiat | jean-michel basquiat | minor success | Sotheby's, Oct 2020 | ||
| Jean-Michel Basquiat | big snow | Sotheby's, Jun 2019 | ||
| Jean-Michel Basquiat | Action Comics One | Sotheby's, Nov 2023 |
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.