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- Estimate
- CHF 20,000–CHF 30,000 hammer ≈ $15,745–$23,617
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's ZH0404 · 26 May 2004
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3052830
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Max Bill, zerstrahlung von blau, 1972-1974. Sotheby's, 26 May 2004, lot 159. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3052830.
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Max Bill, zerstrahlung von blau, 1972-1974. Sotheby's, 26 May 2004, lot 159. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3052830.
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From the same sale Sotheby's ZH0404 · May 2004
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brissago | Varlin | CHF 60,000–CHF 70,000 | |
| Schwörender (Studie Zur Einmütigkeit) | Ferdinand Hodler | CHF 2,500–CHF 3,000 | |
| Kühe an Der Tränke | Ernst Hodel | CHF 3,000–CHF 5,000 | |
| Überredung I | Alfred Heinrich Pellegrini | CHF 25,000–CHF 30,000 | |
| Femme En Rouge | Alice Bailly | CHF 8,000–CHF 12,000 | |
| Sous-Bois | Ernest Biéler | CHF 6,000–CHF 8,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Bill | Pyramide | $15,073 | Lempertz, Dec 2023 | |
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| Max Bill | Tip-Top-Garage, Ford | Christie's, Oct 2013 | ||
| Max Bill | Einheit aus drei gleichen Volumen | Rago, Nov 2025 | ||
| Max Bill | Doublement | Wright, Jan 2018 | ||
| Max Bill | Zwilling als Viertelkugel | Lempertz, Dec 2025 | ||
| Max Bill | Einheit aus drei gleichen volumen | Christie's, May 2022 | ||
| Max Bill | Zerstrahlung von Blau (Blasting of Blue) | Phillips, Mar 2020 |
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.