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- Estimate
- $8,000–$12,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's N08018 · 16 October 2004
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3121436
- Record
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Susan Derges, 'the river taw (leaves and violet water)'. Sotheby's, 16 Oct 2004, lot 201. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3121436.
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Susan Derges, 'the river taw (leaves and violet water)'. Sotheby's, 16 Oct 2004, lot 201. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3121436.
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From the same sale Sotheby's N08018 · Oct 2004
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multiple Portrait of James Duncan Graham | Alexander Hesler | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Fire Escape and Soda Shop | Berenice Abbott | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Nude in Modernist Composition | František Drtikol | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| 'Aspens, New Mexico' | Ansel Adams | $12,000–$18,000 | |
| 'Old Faithful Geyser, Yellowstone National Park' | Ansel Adams | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Kelp | Edward Weston | $15,000–$25,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susan Derges | River Taw (Alder), 28 July | $16,380 | Phillips, Oct 2021 | |
| Susan Derges | The River Taw (New Moon Ivy), Oct. 20 | Phillips, Oct 2017 | ||
| Susan Derges | 'river taw', 1998 | Sotheby's, Nov 2015 | ||
| Susan Derges | Recycling Lucifer's Fall (Homage to Hildegard von Bingen) I, | Sotheby's, Oct 2023 | ||
| Susan Derges | Full Moon - Spawn | Phillips, May 2016 | ||
| Susan Derges | River Taw (Ice) | Phillips, Oct 2020 | ||
| Susan Derges | 'river taw', 1997 | Sotheby's, May 2014 | ||
| Susan Derges | 'the observer and the observed no. 13' | Sotheby's, Apr 2007 |
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.