Lot 16 · First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art
Alice in Transylvania
Billy Al Bengston · oil on four joined canvases
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- Estimate
- $100,000–$150,000 hammer
- Result
- upcoming — 18 July 2025
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art, New York · 18 July 2025
- Dimensions
- in. (172.7 x 154.3 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3146139
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3146139 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3146139
Billy Al Bengston, Alice in Transylvania. Christie's, 18 Jul 2025, lot 16. estimate $100,000–$150,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3146139.
Sell probability TheBasis model · trained on recorded passes
89% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 92,019 held-out lots the model scored about 88%, 84% sold.
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Billy Al Bengston, Alice in Transylvania. Christie's, 18 Jul 2025, lot 16. estimate $100,000–$150,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3146139.
From the same sale First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art · Jul 2025
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water SQSV16 | YOUNG IL-AHN (1934-2020) | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| Bay Point | GRANT HAFFNER (B. 1978) | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| Untitled | Alex Hubbard | $5,000–$7,000 | upcoming |
| urtierchen | Miriam Cahn | $15,000–$20,000 | upcoming |
| Untitled | Joe Bradley | $40,000–$60,000 | upcoming |
| Phaty | Kenny Scharf | $70,000–$100,000 | upcoming |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Al Bengston | Rudi's Dracula, 1972 | $106,562 | Bonhams, Apr 2021 | |
| Billy Al Bengston | Skinny's 21, 1961 42 x 40in. (106.7 x 101.6cm) | Bonhams, Oct 2013 | ||
| Billy Al Bengston | Powis Dracula, 1972 | Bonhams, Feb 2020 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Alexander Calder (American, 1898-1976) Spinnaker | Freeman's | Hindman, May 2022 | ||
| Andy Warhol | Beethoven (F. & S. 392) | Phillips, Sep 2023 | ||
| Billy Al Bengston | Burt, 1961 24 1/8 x 24 in. (61.3 x 61 cm) | Bonhams, Oct 2015 | ||
| Andy Warhol | Mick Jagger (F. & S. II.138) | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Andy Warhol | Kiku (F. & S. 307-309) | Phillips, Jan 2026 |
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.