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- Estimate
- $800,000–$1,200,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — 20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale, New York · 18 November 2021
- Record ID
- TB-2026-215698
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Willem De Kooning, Composition. Phillips, 18 Nov 2021, lot 12. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-215698.
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Willem De Kooning, Composition. Phillips, 18 Nov 2021, lot 12. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-215698.
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From the same sale 20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale · Nov 2021
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'Pope with Owls' | Francis. Bacon | $35,000,000–$45,000,000 | |
| Wallpaper | Luc Tuymans | $1,500,000–$2,000,000 | |
| Fliessend | Wassily Kandinsky | $2,000,000–$3,000,000 | |
| Untitled (from Famous Negro Athlete Series) | Jean-Michel Basquiat | $750,000–$1,100,000 | |
| Untitled (The Door) | Jean-Michel Basquiat | $6,000,000–$8,000,000 | |
| Inside Outside | Shara Hughes | $250,000–$350,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willem De Kooning | Untitled | $1,008,000 | Christie's, May 2023 | |
| Willem De Kooning | Seated Woman on a Bench | Sotheby's, May 2023 | ||
| Willem De Kooning | Composition III | Christie's, Nov 2022 | ||
| Willem De Kooning | The Artist in His Studio (Self-Portrait) | Christie's, May 2024 | ||
| Willem De Kooning | Abstraction (Black and White Abstraction) | Sotheby's, Nov 2017 | ||
| Willem De Kooning | Cross-Legged Figure | Sotheby's, Nov 2024 | ||
| Willem De Kooning | Five Women | Sotheby's, May 2026 | ||
| Willem De Kooning | Paging Women | Sotheby's, May 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.