Lot 340 · Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale
Purpur und Orange (Purple and Orange)
Ernst Wilhelm Nay · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £100,000–£150,000 hammer ≈ $128,846–$193,269
- Result
- upcoming — 6 March 2025
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale , London · 6 March 2025
- Dimensions
- 39 3⁄8 x 31 7/8in. (100 x 81cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3181002
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3181002 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3181002
Ernst Wilhelm Nay, Purpur und Orange (Purple and Orange). Christie's, 6 Mar 2025, lot 340. estimate £100,000–£150,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3181002.
Sell probability TheBasis model · trained on recorded passes
91% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 92,019 held-out lots the model scored about 91%, 91% sold.
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Ernst Wilhelm Nay, Purpur und Orange (Purple and Orange). Christie's, 6 Mar 2025, lot 340. estimate £100,000–£150,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3181002.
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernst Wilhelm Nay | Adam und Eva | $162,111 | Lempertz, Dec 2017 | |
| Ernst Wilhelm Nay | Spiele, 1951 | Ketterer Kunst, Jun 2026 | ||
| Ernst Wilhelm Nay | Pferdeköpfe, 1948 | Ketterer Kunst, Jun 2023 | ||
| Ernst Wilhelm Nay | Keime im Sand | Lempertz, Jun 2023 | ||
| Ernst Wilhelm Nay | Grüne Flucht | Lempertz, Jun 2022 | ||
| Ernst Wilhelm Nay | Untitled | Sotheby's, Jul 2008 | ||
| Ernst Wilhelm Nay | Figurale - Phyllis | Lempertz, Jun 2023 | ||
| Ernst Wilhelm Nay | Menschen in den Lofoten, 1938 | Ketterer Kunst, Jun 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.