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- Estimate
- €80,000–€120,000 hammer ≈ $90,240–$135,360
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Art Contemporain Evening Sale, Paris · 24 June 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4833523
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Sam Francis, sam francis | lower ring (sfp66-7). Sotheby's, 24 Jun 2020, lot 11. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4833523.
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Sam Francis, sam francis | lower ring (sfp66-7). Sotheby's, 24 Jun 2020, lot 11. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4833523.
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From the same sale Art Contemporain Evening Sale · Jun 2020
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| jean dubuffet | site avec 4 personnages (e 224) | Jean Dubuffet | €150,000–€200,000 | |
| victor vasarely | vilagos | Victor Vasarely | €150,000–€200,000 | |
| maria helena vieira da silva | decoration, panorama de lisbonne | Maria-helena Vieira Da Silva | €400,000–€600,000 | |
| valerio adami | privacy, gli omosessuali (triptych) | Valerio Adami | €160,000–€220,000 | |
| simon hantai | meun | Simon Hantaï | €100,000–€150,000 | |
| sam szafran | l'escalier de l'imprimerie bellini | Sam Szafran | €40,000–€60,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Francis | Sky Forms | $114,300 | Phillips, Nov 2023 | |
| Sam Francis | Untitled (Blue Balls) | Christie's, Nov 2025 | ||
| Sam Francis | Blue | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Sam Francis | California Blue Coast (SF49-020) | Heritage Auctions, Nov 2025 | ||
| Sam Francis | New York Series I | Christie's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Sam Francis | Untitled | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Sam Francis | Senza titolo | Christie's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Sam Francis | Red, Yellow, Blue | Christie's, Mar 2026 |
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.