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- Estimate
- £5,000–£7,000 hammer ≈ $9,352–$13,093
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's W05707 · 7 February 2005
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3198733
- Record
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Markus Lüpertz, babylon-dithyrambisch. Sotheby's, 7 Feb 2005, lot 283. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3198733.
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Markus Lüpertz, babylon-dithyrambisch. Sotheby's, 7 Feb 2005, lot 283. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3198733.
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From the same sale Sotheby's W05707 · Feb 2005
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled | Günther Förg | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Wig Head | Edward Lipski | £2,000–£2,500 | |
| Nets | Yayoi Kusama | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Becoming a Landscape (8) | Roni Horn | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| Paesaggio | Salvo | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Untitled | Ray Smith | £1,500–£2,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Markus Lüpertz | Burg Elz (Castle Elz) | $19,132 | Sotheby's, Nov 2024 | |
| Markus Lüpertz | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Nov 2023 | ||
| Markus Lüpertz | Der Medici, aus der Serie „Bürger von Florenz““. 1983 | Grisebach, Jun 2026 | ||
| Markus Lüpertz | Pegasus | Lempertz, Jun 2021 | ||
| Markus Lüpertz | Frauen Ohne Gesichter | Sotheby's, Nov 2020 | ||
| Markus Lüpertz | Untitled (Hase) | Christie's, Nov 2020 | ||
| Markus Lüpertz | Beethoven | Lempertz, Dec 2022 | ||
| Markus Lüpertz | Der Architekt oder der Geist des Mannes, der vom Empire Stat | Sotheby's, Dec 2021 |
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.