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- Estimate
- £60,000–£80,000 hammer ≈ $109,039–$145,386
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's L04022 · 23 June 2004
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3069656
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Sigmar Polke, Quetta. Sotheby's, 23 Jun 2004, lot 16. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3069656.
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Sigmar Polke, Quetta. Sotheby's, 23 Jun 2004, lot 16. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3069656.
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From the same sale Sotheby's L04022 · Jun 2004
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Sweeper | Paula Rego | £50,000–£70,000 | |
| Seven Up | Sarah Lucas | £14,000–£18,000 | |
| Blind | Michael Raedecker | £35,000–£45,000 | |
| A Painter, Redheaded Man No. II | Lucian Freud | £1,500,000–£2,000,000 | |
| Concetto Spaziale, Natura | Lucio Fontana | £300,000–£400,000 | |
| My Coffin | Tracey Emin | £40,000–£60,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sigmar Polke | Untitled (Blue) | $146,954 | Sotheby's, Apr 2021 | |
| Sigmar Polke | Goldhaar, 1999 | Ketterer Kunst, Jun 2024 | ||
| Sigmar Polke | Ohne Titel. 1974 | Grisebach, Dec 2023 | ||
| Sigmar Polke | untitled | Sotheby's, Nov 2018 | ||
| Sigmar Polke | Untitled | Sotheby's, Mar 2026 | ||
| Sigmar Polke | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Dec 2021 | ||
| Sigmar Polke | Übermalung eines Bildes Winterlandschaft, 1989 | Ketterer Kunst, Jul 2020 | ||
| Sigmar Polke | Freundinnen II 1967 | Bonhams, Mar 2018 |
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.