Lot 196 · 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session
A Sketch for a Sculpture (Raven Series)
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- Estimate
- $30,000–$40,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session, New York · 15 May 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-237695
- Record
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David Smith, A Sketch for a Sculpture (Raven Series). Phillips, 15 May 2019, lot 196. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-237695.
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David Smith, A Sketch for a Sculpture (Raven Series). Phillips, 15 May 2019, lot 196. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-237695.
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From the same sale 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session · May 2019
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow (No. 1400) | Jiro Takamatsu | $180,000–$250,000 | |
| Etc. | Ed Ruscha | $200,000–$300,000 | |
| Untitled | Agnes Martin | $350,000–$450,000 | |
| Untitled | Carmen Herrera | $100,000–$150,000 | |
| Coral Leaf (1) | Ellsworth Kelly | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| City Series | Louise Nevelson | $200,000–$300,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Smith | david smith | untitled | $44,100 | Sotheby's, Oct 2020 | |
| David Smith | david smith | untitled-nude | Sotheby's, Dec 2019 | ||
| David Smith | untitled | Sotheby's, Nov 2018 | ||
| David Smith | large oval | Sotheby's, Nov 2019 | ||
| David Smith | Untitled | Sotheby's, Mar 2016 | ||
| David Smith | Untitled (1960 23/16) 1960 | Bonhams, Jan 2023 | ||
| David Smith | 3-17-62 | Rago, Mar 2022 | ||
| David Smith | Nude | Sotheby's, Sep 2015 |
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.