Lot 38 · Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale
Dessin pour "Contrastes de formes No. 2"
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- Estimate
- $2,700,000–$5,000,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale, New York · 15 May 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4660641
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Fernand Léger, Dessin pour "Contrastes de formes No. 2". Sotheby's, 15 May 2018, lot 38. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4660641.
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Fernand Léger, Dessin pour "Contrastes de formes No. 2". Sotheby's, 15 May 2018, lot 38. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4660641.
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From the same sale Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale · May 2018
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pair of Walking Figures - Jubilee 1977 | Lynn Chadwick R.a. | $1,200,000–$1,800,000 | |
| Jeune homme en costume de toréador | Édouard Manet | $1,500,000–$2,500,000 | |
| Die schwarze Linie (The Black Line) | Wassily Kandinsky | $700,000–$1,000,000 | |
| Falling Warrior | Henry Moore | $4,000,000–$6,000,000 | |
| Le Pont-Neuf | Marc Chagall | $1,500,000–$2,000,000 | |
| Sommernatt (Summer Night) | Edvard Munch | $10,000,000–$15,000,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernand Léger | Deux femmes couchées | $3,174,158 | Christie's, Mar 2021 | |
| Fernand Léger | La Jeune fille au bouquet | Sotheby's, May 2025 | ||
| Fernand Léger | Élément mécanique sur fond jaune (Construction métallique) | Sotheby's, Nov 2017 | ||
| Fernand Léger | Jeune fille au corsage jaune | Sotheby's, Nov 2022 | ||
| Fernand Léger | Nature morte à la bouteille | Sotheby's, Nov 2025 | ||
| Fernand Léger | Composition au cheval blanc | Sotheby's, May 2016 | ||
| Fernand Léger | nature morte | Sotheby's, Feb 2020 | ||
| Fernand Léger | Étude pour les constructeurs | 《建築工人習作》 | Sotheby's, Jun 2021 |
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.