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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $3,281–$4,921
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — POST-WAR AND CONTEMPORARY, London · 6 February 2003
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6065489
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Mark Francis, Ovum (small). Christie's, 6 Feb 2003, lot 757. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6065489.
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Mark Francis, Ovum (small). Christie's, 6 Feb 2003, lot 757. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6065489.
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From the same sale Post-War and Contemporary · Feb 2003
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drawing for Stadium Day | Bruce Nauman | £80,000–£120,000 | |
| Figures mouvantes tenant ensemble | Wols | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Palmeraie | Jean Dubuffet | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Quatre Arabes | Jean Dubuffet | £25,000–£35,000 | |
| Deux Bédouins au désert | Jean Dubuffet | £35,000–£45,000 | |
| Monzuba | Emil Schumacher | £50,000–£70,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Francis | Grid Painting (T.W. VB. IY. + B.) | $7,500 | Phillips, Feb 2018 | |
| Mark Francis | Grid / Pulse (Study), 1999 | Lyon & Turnbull, Oct 2022 | ||
| Mark Francis | Circuit 2000 | Bonhams, Nov 2020 | ||
| Mark Francis | Tron | Wright, Oct 2018 | ||
| Mark Francis | partition study a.c. + iy + b | Sotheby's, Oct 2005 | ||
| Mark Francis | Section No. 2 | Phillips, Apr 2022 | ||
| Mark Francis | Untitled 1997 | Bonhams, Nov 2020 | ||
| Mark Francis | Tondo | Phillips, Feb 2017 |
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.