Lot 603 · Post-War and Contemporary Art
„To be or not to be - etre ou non etre“. 1947
Nicolaas Warb · Oil on panel
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- Estimate
- €4,000–€6,000 hammer ≈ $4,929–$7,393
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Grisebach — Post-War and Contemporary Art, Berlin · 1 June 2012
- Dimensions
- 105,7 x 52,5 cm (41 ⅝ x 20 ⅝ in.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1835094
- Record
- first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-1835094 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-1835094
Nicolaas Warb, „To be or not to be - etre ou non etre“. 1947. Grisebach, 1 Jun 2012, lot 603. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1835094.
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Nicolaas Warb, „To be or not to be - etre ou non etre“. 1947. Grisebach, 1 Jun 2012, lot 603. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1835094.
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From the same sale Post-War and Contemporary Art · Jun 2012
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| „Phenomena Bermuda Triangle“. 1976 | Paul Jenkins | €15,000–€20,000 | |
| Ohne Titel (Streifenbild). 1998 | Sigmar Polke | €30,000–€40,000 | |
| Composition. 1949 | Fernand Leduc | €8,000–€12,000 | |
| „Kopf in Kopf und Aug im Mund“. 1971 | Horst Antes | €50,000–€70,000 | |
| Ohne Titel. 1998 | Sigmar Polke | €30,000–€40,000 | |
| Kerze. 1988 | Gerhard Richter | €15,000–€20,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolaas Warb | rotation en noir et en blanc n°. 74 | $10,439 | Sotheby's, Feb 2006 | |
| Nicolaas Warb | Composition 46 | Sotheby's, Dec 2004 | ||
| Andy Warhol | You're In (two works) | Rago, May 2026 | ||
| César | Compression plastique 1972 | Bonhams, Oct 2023 | ||
| Andy Warhol | Mao (wallpaper), two panels | Phillips, Sep 2019 | ||
| Andy Warhol | Poinsettias (F. & S. IIIA.50) | Phillips, Jan 2024 | ||
| Andy Warhol | Flowers (Hand-Colored) (F. & S. Ⅱ.111) | SBI Art Auction, Jan 2024 | ||
| Andy Warhol | Man Smoking a Cigarette | Phillips, Oct 2025 |
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.