Lot 265 · Evening & Day Editions
La mémoire élémentaire (Elementary Memory): one plate
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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,000 hammer ≈ $1,915–$2,554
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — Evening & Day Editions, London · 6 June 2024
- Record ID
- TB-2026-167940
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-167940 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-167940
Alexander Calder, La mémoire élémentaire (Elementary Memory): one plate. Phillips, 6 Jun 2024, lot 265. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-167940.
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Alexander Calder, La mémoire élémentaire (Elementary Memory): one plate. Phillips, 6 Jun 2024, lot 265. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-167940.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Piggy Bank | Grayson Perry | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Untitled (S. 198) | Donald Judd | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Blue Hat (S. 382) | Alex Katz | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Eau-forte XXIX (Etching XXIX) (E. & M. 31) | Pierre Soulages | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Die Donauquelle (The Source of the Danube) | Anselm Kiefer | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| 8 Etchings | Jonas Wood | £20,000–£30,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Calder | Os et Serpent (Bone and Snake) | $5,250 | Rago, Jun 2022 | |
| Alexander Calder | Nu en Été, 1944 | Bonhams, Apr 2024 | ||
| Alexander Calder | La naissance de l'inattendu, from La Mémoire élémentaire (Th | Phillips, Oct 2025 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Boomerang (43 1/2 x 30 in) | Dane Fine Art, Apr 2025 | ||
| Alexander Calder | L'Etoile rouge (The Red Star) | Phillips, Apr 2023 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Circus Rider | Bonhams, Jul 2026 | ||
| Alexander Calder | L'Aigle | Dane Fine Art, Jul 2022 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Composition aux formes Geometriques | Rago, Oct 2022 |
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.