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- Estimate
- $3,000,000–$4,000,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's N08026 · 10 November 2004
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3137827
- Record
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Yves Klein, RE 40. Sotheby's, 10 Nov 2004, lot 35. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3137827.
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Yves Klein, RE 40. Sotheby's, 10 Nov 2004, lot 35. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3137827.
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From the same sale Sotheby's N08026 · Nov 2004
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clam Diggers | Willem De Kooning | $3,500,000–$4,500,000 | |
| Prada II | Andreas Gursky | $275,000–$325,000 | |
| Mound of Flowers | Jeff Koons | $1,500,000–$2,000,000 | |
| Suite Substitute | Bruce Nauman | $600,000–$800,000 | |
| Untitled | Cy Twombly | $150,000–$200,000 | |
| Amodiaquin | Damien Hirst | $500,000–$700,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yves Klein | Untitled Fire Colour Painting (FC 28) | $3,493,626 | Sotheby's, Oct 2025 | |
| Yves Klein | Relief Éponge bleu sans titre (RE 37) | Christie's, May 2021 | ||
| Yves Klein | Accord Bleu (RE 52) | Sotheby's, Oct 2023 | ||
| Yves Klein | Anthropométrie sans titre, (ANT 49) | Christie's, May 2018 | ||
| Yves Klein | Anthropométrie Sans Titre (ANT 20) | Sotheby's, Mar 2022 | ||
| Yves Klein | Untitled Monogold, (MG 21) | Christie's, May 2022 | ||
| Yves Klein | peinture de feu sans titre (f 5) | Sotheby's, May 2013 | ||
| Yves Klein | Sculpture Éponge bleue sans titre, (SE 244) | Christie's, Oct 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.