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- Estimate
- $800,000–$1,200,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — 20th Century Evening Sale, New York · 12 May 2025
- Dimensions
- 30 ¼ x 42 ¼ in. (76.8 x 107.3 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3162979
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-3162979 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3162979
Alexander Calder, What Isle Is This?. Christie's, 12 May 2025, lot 63 A. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3162979.
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Alexander Calder, What Isle Is This?. Christie's, 12 May 2025, lot 63 A. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3162979.
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From the same sale 20th Century Evening Sale · May 2025
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Horizontal Red | Alexander Calder | $5,000,000–$7,000,000 | |
| Danseuse | Gino Severini | $1,500,000–$2,500,000 | |
| Gypsophila | Alexander Calder | $6,000,000–$8,000,000 | |
| Gamma Upsilon | Morris Louis | $2,000,000–$3,000,000 | |
| Itata | Frank Stella | $6,000,000–$8,000,000 | |
| No. 4 (Two Dominants) [Orange, Plum, Black] | Mark Rothko | — |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Calder | Plutôt jaune | $1,482,000 | Phillips, Nov 2022 | |
| Alexander Calder | Conique noir | Phillips, Nov 2018 | ||
| Alexander Calder | The Red Flower | Sotheby's, May 2021 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Cow | Christie's, Nov 2025 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Yellows in the Air | Phillips, May 2025 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Critter aux Seins Déséquilibrés | Christie's, Nov 2025 | ||
| Alexander Calder | The Red Dozen | Sotheby's, May 2022 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Jerk | Sotheby'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.