Lot 2 · Post-War and Contemporary Art
Sun
Alexander Calder · brush, black ink and watercolour on paper
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- Estimate
- £15,000–£20,000 hammer ≈ $27,122–$36,163
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art , London (South Kensington) · 20 October 2004
- Dimensions
- 27 x 41in. (68.6 x 104.2cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5883206
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Alexander Calder, Sun. Christie's, 20 Oct 2004, lot 2. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5883206.
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Alexander Calder, Sun. Christie's, 20 Oct 2004, lot 2. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5883206.
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From the same sale Post-War and Contemporary Art · Oct 2004
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastian and Lucas | Alex Katz | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Eleanor Robertson, Edinburgh 1987 | Thomas Struth | £2,500–£3,500 | |
| VB 02 performance | Vanessa Beecroft | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Studies for sculpture | Alexander Calder | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Composición | Roberto Matta | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| Ohne Titel | Ernst Wilhelm Nay | £8,000–£12,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Calder | Red Mutant | $64,000 | Bonhams, Nov 2025 | |
| Alexander Calder | Untitled | Phillips, Jun 2022 | ||
| Alexander Calder | 18 works: (i-xviii) Untitled | Phillips, May 2022 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Sans Titre | Sotheby's, Jun 2022 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Untitled, 1976 | Bonhams, Mar 2025 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Striped Crag, Filled Crag | Sotheby's, Nov 2025 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Three Fields | Sotheby's, Mar 2023 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Lion Cage | Phillips, Dec 2020 |
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.