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- Estimate
- $20,000,000–$30,000,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Evening Auction, New York · 16 November 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5171023
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Joan Mitchell, Sunflowers. Sotheby's, 16 Nov 2023, lot 120. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5171023.
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Joan Mitchell, Sunflowers. Sotheby's, 16 Nov 2023, lot 120. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5171023.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Beuys | Andy Warhol | $600,000–$800,000 | |
| White: Five | Anne Truitt | $400,000–$600,000 | |
| A Thousand Daddies | Mark Bradford | $2,000,000–$3,000,000 | |
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| Strip | Gerhard Richter | $2,000,000–$3,000,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joan Mitchell | Untitled | $29,160,000 | Christie's, Nov 2023 | |
| Joan Mitchell | Noon | Sotheby's, May 2024 | ||
| Joan Mitchell | Joan Mitchell 瓊・米切爾 | La Grande Vallée VII 大峽谷（第七號） | Sotheby's, Mar 2026 | ||
| Willem De Kooning | Untitled III | Sotheby's, May 2026 | ||
| Joan Mitchell | 12 Hawks at 3 O'Clock | Christie's, Nov 2018 | ||
| Willem De Kooning | Collage | Sotheby's, Nov 2022 | ||
| Joan Mitchell | Cherchez l’aiguille | Christie's, May 2026 | ||
| Joan Mitchell | City Landscape | Christie's, Nov 2024 |
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.