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- Estimate
- $300,000–$500,000 hammer
- Result
- upcoming — 1 October 2026
- Performance
- Sale
- Freeman's | Hindman — Post-War & Contemporary Art, New York · 1 October 2026
- Dimensions
- 34 x 48 in.
- Record ID
- TB-2026-17796994
- Record
- first seen 11 Sep 2026 · updated 11 Sep 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-17796994 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-17796994
Alex Katz, Swimmer #2, 1973. Freeman's | Hindman, 1 Oct 2026, lot 5. estimate $300,000–$500,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-17796994.
Sell probability TheBasis model · trained on recorded passes
88% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 92,019 held-out lots the model scored about 88%, 84% sold.
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Alex Katz, Swimmer #2, 1973. Freeman's | Hindman, 1 Oct 2026, lot 5. estimate $300,000–$500,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-17796994.
From the same sale Post-War & Contemporary Art · Oct 2026
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Small June Field , 1988 | Joan Snyder | $15,000–$25,000 | upcoming |
| Michigan Color Watch , 1981 | Roger Brown | $40,000–$60,000 | upcoming |
| Alderman Merriam's Shells , 1951 | Gertrude Abercrombie | $150,000–$250,000 | upcoming |
| Boy on a River, 2012 | Andy Denzler | $20,000–$40,000 | upcoming |
| Untitled | Rafael Coronel | $8,000–$12,000 | upcoming |
| Todos Juntos III | Rafael Coronel | $15,000–$25,000 | upcoming |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Katz | Untitled | $403,200 | Phillips, May 2022 | |
| Alex Katz | Ada Smiling | Sotheby's, Feb 2026 | ||
| Alex Katz | Danny and Laura | Sotheby's, Nov 2025 | ||
| Alex Katz | Ariel, 2016-17 | Freeman's | Hindman, Apr 2024 | ||
| Alex Katz | Late September | Christie's, Nov 2024 | ||
| Alex Katz | Bettina and Marina | Christie's, Oct 2020 | ||
| Alex Katz | Ada in Spain, 1981 | Bonhams, May 2018 | ||
| Alex Katz | Night Tree | Sotheby's, Jun 2023 |
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.