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Lot 46 · First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art, featuring Drawings from the Collection of the Late Janie C. Lee, Sold for the Benefit of the Menil Drawing Institute

Green No. 1

Norman Bluhm · oil on canvas

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Estimate
$50,000–$70,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art, featuring Drawings from the Collection of the Late Janie C. Lee, Sold for the Benefit of the Menil Drawing Institute, New York · 27 February 2026
Dimensions
77 x 51 in. (195.6 x 129.5 cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-3096817
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Norman Bluhm, Green No. 1. Christie's, 27 Feb 2026, lot 46. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3096817.

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Norman Bluhm, Green No. 1. Christie's, 27 Feb 2026, lot 46. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3096817.

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From the same sale First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art, featuring Drawings from the Collection of the Late Janie C. Lee, Sold for the Benefit of the Menil Drawing Institute · Feb 2026

LotArtistEstimateResult
Under Discussion JENNIFER ALLORA (B. 1974) & GUILLERMO CALZADILLA (B. 1971) $20,000–$30,000
Knife Wayne Thiebaud $40,000–$60,000
Untitled Ernst Yohji Jaeger $25,000–$35,000 upcoming
Seated Nude on Striped Couch Joan Brown $8,000–$12,000 upcoming
Intérieur à la grande baie, la main de l'artiste au premier plan à gauche Henri Matisse $50,000–$70,000 upcoming
Rose IV, Palm Springs Ellsworth Kelly $50,000–$70,000 upcoming

Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

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Norman Bluhm Krakatoa Sunset $40,320 Rago, May 2024
Norman Bluhm Untitled 1959 Bonhams, May 2022
Norman Bluhm untitled  Sotheby's, Sep 2019
Norman Bluhm Orient Express Sotheby's, Mar 2022
Norman Bluhm Flamberge Phillips, Sep 2018
Norman Bluhm Turkish Delight Rago, May 2023
Norman Bluhm Hexagon Sotheby's, Sep 2015
Norman Bluhm Arondite Christie's, Nov 2018

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