Lot 70 · 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
Study for Part 2- Act and Portrait
Alfred Leslie · charcoal and graphite on paper
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- Estimate
- $2,000–$3,000 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
- 40 x 30 in. (101.6 x 76.2 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3096841
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Alfred Leslie, Study for Part 2- Act and Portrait. Christie's, 27 Feb 2026, lot 70. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3096841.
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Alfred Leslie, Study for Part 2- Act and Portrait. Christie's, 27 Feb 2026, lot 70. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3096841.
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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
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Leslie | Untitled | $3,840 | Bonhams, May 2024 | |
| Alfred Leslie | Self-Portrait | Wright, Oct 2024 | ||
| Alfred Leslie | alfred leslie | #90 | Sotheby's, Oct 2020 | ||
| Alfred Leslie | practice class in the mary wigman school - berlin 1964 | Sotheby's, Mar 2010 | ||
| Alfred Leslie | The Amarillo | Heritage Auctions, Jun 2019 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Boomerang (43 1/2 x 30 in) | Dane Fine Art, Apr 2025 | ||
| Alfred Leslie | #90, 1956 6 1/2 x 7 in. (16.5 x 17.8 cm) | Bonhams, Apr 2017 | ||
| Alfred Leslie | Untitled (2 works) | Heritage Auctions, 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.