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- Estimate
- $700,000–$1,000,000 hammer
- Result
- upcoming — 20 November 2025
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Sale, New York · 20 November 2025
- Dimensions
- 81 3⁄8 x 18 ½ in. (206.7 x 47 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3119062
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3119062 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3119062
Morris Louis, Number 2-10. Christie's, 20 Nov 2025, lot 549. estimate $700,000–$1,000,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3119062.
Sell probability TheBasis model · trained on recorded passes
89% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 92,006 held-out lots the model scored about 88%, 84% sold.
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Morris Louis, Number 2-10. Christie's, 20 Nov 2025, lot 549. estimate $700,000–$1,000,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3119062.
From the same sale Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Sale · Nov 2025
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Still White Collapse | JESSE WOOLSTON (B. 1992) | $40,000–$60,000 | upcoming |
| The Tempest | HELY LIMA (B. 1948) | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Thai Restaurant | Alex Katz | $600,000–$800,000 | |
| Sleeping Bather | Milton Avery | $120,000–$180,000 | |
| Adolescents | Milton Avery | $50,000–$70,000 | |
| Cow | Alexander Calder | $400,000–$600,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morris Louis | Plenitude | $856,800 | Christie's, May 2025 | |
| Morris Louis | number 21 | Sotheby's, Jun 2019 | ||
| Morris Louis | number 1-78 | Sotheby's, May 2019 | ||
| Morris Louis | Approach | Sotheby's, May 2025 | ||
| Morris Louis | Number 20 | Christie's, Dec 2020 | ||
| Morris Louis | Pillar of Celebration | Christie's, Nov 2024 | ||
| Morris Louis | Alcor | Christie's, Nov 2015 | ||
| Morris Louis | Number 1-44 | Christie's, Nov 2022 |
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.