![Catalog image of sam francis | sans titre [untitled]](https://sothebys-com.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/4fb66fb/2147483647/strip/false/crop/1345x2000+0+0/resize/283x421!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com%2Ff3%2F4e%2F1e2b2a694b35a9110ba47a4ee661%2Fpf0055-bcgk5-01.jpg)
Sign in to download a work market report (PDF) — placement, comparables, and the artist's market, generated from the record.
- Estimate
- €45,000–€55,000 hammer ≈ $50,373–$61,567
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Online | Paris , Paris · 3 June 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4826224
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-4826224 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-4826224
Sam Francis, sam francis | sans titre [untitled]. Sotheby's, 3 Jun 2020, lot 505. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4826224.
Cite this record permanent · resolvable · quotable
Appraisal reports, insurance claims, catalogue entries and footnotes. The identifier never changes, and anyone can resolve it back to this page at https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-4826224.
Sam Francis, sam francis | sans titre [untitled]. Sotheby's, 3 Jun 2020, lot 505. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4826224.
The citation omits the realized price because this record is not unlocked. Everything else in it is complete and permanent.
From the same sale Contemporary Art Online | Paris · Jun 2020
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| chu teh-chun | composition | Chu Teh-chun | €24,000–€26,000 | |
| cy twombly | untitled [sans titre] | Cy Twombly | €5,000–€7,000 | |
| lynn chadwick | sans titre [untitled] | Lynn Chadwick R.a. | €5,000–€7,000 | |
| mathieu mercier | drum and bass dr. zimmerman | Mathieu Mercier | €5,000–€7,000 | |
| jean-pierre pincemin | untitled [sans titre] | Jean-pierre Pincemin | €30,000–€50,000 | |
| ulla von brandenburg | frau im kostüm | Ulla Von Brandenburg | €4,000–€6,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Francis | Ohne Titel. 1989 | $66,100 | Grisebach, Nov 2025 | |
| Sam Francis | Untitled | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Sam Francis | Untitled (SF 60-1135) | Lempertz, Jun 2020 | ||
| Sam Francis | Untitled (SFP 68-17), 1968 | Bonhams, Feb 2022 | ||
| Sam Francis | For Baudelaire 1985 | Bonhams, Oct 2022 | ||
| Sam Francis | California Blue Coast (SF49-020) | Heritage Auctions, Nov 2025 | ||
| Sam Francis | Untitled (Composition SFF 1699) | Sotheby's, May 2023 | ||
| Sam Francis | Sans titre (SF89-266) 1989 | Bonhams, Jun 2025 |
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.