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- Estimate
- $12,000,000–$18,000,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — 20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale, New York · 17 May 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-247521
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Sigmar Polke, Stadtbild II (City Painting II). Phillips, 17 May 2018, lot 18. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-247521.
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Sigmar Polke, Stadtbild II (City Painting II). Phillips, 17 May 2018, lot 18. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-247521.
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From the same sale 20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale · May 2018
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abstraktes Bild (811-2) | Gerhard Richter | $12,000,000–$18,000,000 | |
| Last Supper | Andy Warhol | $8,000,000–$12,000,000 | |
| Man in Blankets | Ron Mueck | $500,000–$700,000 | |
| Model | Luc Tuymans | $400,000–$600,000 | |
| Flexible | Jean-Michel Basquiat | — | |
| Untitled (Magic Worms) | Jean-Michel Basquiat | $1,000,000–$1,500,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sigmar Polke | Frau mit Butterbrot | $17,047,500 | Christie's, May 2017 | |
| Sigmar Polke | Rasterbild mit Palmen | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Gerhard Richter | Korsika (Schiff) | Christie's, May 2025 | ||
| Sigmar Polke | Stadtbild II (City Painting II) | Christie's, May 2021 | ||
| Gerhard Richter | Study for Clouds (Contre-jour) | Sotheby's, Jun 2022 | ||
| Sigmar Polke | DSCHUNGEL (Jungle) | Sotheby's, May 2015 | ||
| Sigmar Polke | Alpenveilchen/Flowers | Christie's, Oct 2019 | ||
| Gerhard Richter | Abstraktes Bild (940-7) | Phillips, Jun 2021 |
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.