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- Estimate
- $10,000,000–$15,000,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — 20th Century Evening Sale , New York · 18 May 2026
- Dimensions
- 76 ½ x 69 in. (194.3 x 175.3 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3078846
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-3078846 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3078846
Joan Mitchell, Cherchez l’aiguille. Christie's, 18 May 2026, lot 33 A. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3078846.
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Joan Mitchell, Cherchez l’aiguille. Christie's, 18 May 2026, lot 33 A. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3078846.
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From the same sale 20th Century Evening Sale · May 2026
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| L'Atelier | Pablo Picasso | $3,000,000–$5,000,000 | |
| Untitled (Medici Princess) | Joseph Cornell | $3,000,000–$5,000,000 | |
| Register | Robert Ryman | $9,000,000–$12,000,000 | |
| Lotus | Lee Krasner | $1,800,000–$2,500,000 | |
| Untitled (Medici series, Pinturicchio Boy) | Joseph Cornell | $3,000,000–$5,000,000 | |
| Untitled | Jackson Pollock | $2,500,000–$3,500,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joan Mitchell | Untitled | $11,870,000 | Phillips, Nov 2021 | |
| Joan Mitchell | Ground | Sotheby's, May 2024 | ||
| Joan Mitchell | 12 Hawks at 3 O'Clock | Christie's, Nov 2018 | ||
| Joan Mitchell | Sunflower V | Christie's, Nov 2025 | ||
| Joan Mitchell | straw | Sotheby's, Jun 2020 | ||
| Joan Mitchell | Loom II | Sotheby's, May 2026 | ||
| Joan Mitchell | Hans | Christie's, May 2019 | ||
| Joan Mitchell | Plain | Phillips, May 2026 |
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.