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- Estimate
- $3,500,000–$4,500,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — Contemporary Art Evening Sale, New York · 16 May 2013
- Record ID
- TB-2026-289572
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Alexander Calder, The White Face. Phillips, 16 May 2013, lot 28. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-289572.
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Alexander Calder, The White Face. Phillips, 16 May 2013, lot 28. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-289572.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Evening Sale · May 2013
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| And If | Christopher Wood | $3,500,000–$4,500,000 | |
| Industry Park | Cady Noland | $500,000–$700,000 | |
| Rhein | Andreas Gursky | $1,000,000–$1,500,000 | |
| Green black | Ellsworth Kelly | $2,500,000–$3,500,000 | |
| Study for Homage to the Square: Signal | Josef Albers | $800,000–$1,200,000 | |
| Brushes | Philip Guston | $700,000–$900,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Calder | Petite croix | $4,023,000 | Phillips, Nov 2022 | |
| Alexander Calder | Mauvaises herbes | Sotheby's, Nov 2024 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Untitled | Sotheby's, May 2022 | ||
| Alexander Calder | New Blériot | Phillips, Nov 2023 | ||
| Alexander Calder | .125 | Sotheby's, Nov 2025 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Paulette | Sotheby's, May 2025 | ||
| Alexander Calder | untitled | Sotheby's, Jun 2019 | ||
| Alexander Calder | roxbury front | Sotheby's, Nov 2019 |
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.