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- Estimate
- £30,000–£50,000 hammer ≈ $41,255–$68,758
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Post-War & Contemporary Art, London, New Bond Street · 15 October 2021
- Record ID
- TB-2026-626509
- Record
- first seen 21 Jul 2026 · updated 21 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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César, Portière Bleue 1985. Bonhams, 15 Oct 2021, lot 22. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-626509.
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César, Portière Bleue 1985. Bonhams, 15 Oct 2021, lot 22. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-626509.
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From the same sale Post-War & Contemporary Art · Oct 2021
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Biography (9 Postcards) 1970 | Saul Steinberg | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Avoiding Open Heart Surgery 1985 | Julian Schnabel | £80,000–£120,000 | |
| Early Forms 1993 | Tony Cragg | £50,000–£70,000 | |
| Untitled 1989 | A. R. Penck | £12,000–£18,000 | upcoming |
| Untitled (Red Fan)1965 | Kazuo Shiraga | £1,000,000–£1,500,000 | upcoming |
| Weißer Lichtgeist 1966/2012 | Otto Piene | £80,000–£120,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| César | L'Aile | $54,325 | Christie's, Apr 2025 | |
| César | La Mouche | Phillips, Nov 2023 | ||
| César | Plaque Berlingot | Sotheby's, Jun 2021 | ||
| César | L'Homme qui marche | Christie's, Oct 2022 | ||
| César | césar | ginette | Sotheby's, Jun 2020 | ||
| César | césar | compression de bouchons de bouteilles | Sotheby's, Jul 2020 | ||
| César | Rosine | Christie's, Jun 2022 | ||
| César | relief tôle | Sotheby's, Mar 2019 |
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.