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- Estimate
- $300,000–$500,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Day Auction, New York · 13 May 2021
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4925298
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Sam Francis, Untitled. Sotheby's, 13 May 2021, lot 243. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4925298.
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Sam Francis, Untitled. Sotheby's, 13 May 2021, lot 243. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4925298.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Day Auction · May 2021
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under My Skin V | Anthony Gormley | $300,000–$400,000 | |
| Untitled #303 | Cindy Sherman | $50,000–$70,000 | |
| Contemplating Dark Matter | Takashi Murakami | $300,000–$500,000 | |
| Sem titulo | Os Gemeos | $180,000–$250,000 | |
| Soft Touch | Kenneth Noland | $800,000–$1,200,000 | |
| Relief No. 183 | Sergio Camargo | $600,000–$800,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Francis | SF58-244 (Untitled) | $298,679 | Sotheby's, Jun 2023 | |
| Sam Francis | Untitled | Christie's, Nov 2025 | ||
| Sam Francis | Soul of a Bee | Sotheby's, Sep 2024 | ||
| Sam Francis | Comet (SF85-178) | Phillips, May 2026 | ||
| Sam Francis | Passage | Sotheby's, May 2021 | ||
| Sam Francis | Bleu et rose | Christie's, Dec 2023 | ||
| Sam Francis | Sans titre | Christie's, Oct 2025 | ||
| Sam Francis | Iris | Christie's, Oct 2018 |
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.