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- Estimate
- $3,000,000–$5,000,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — 20th Century Evening Sale , New York · 16 May 2024
- Dimensions
- 85 x 77 x 73 in. (215.9 x 195.6 x 185.4 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3261641
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-3261641 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3261641
Alexander Calder, Crossed Blades (intermediate maquette). Christie's, 16 May 2024, lot 37 B. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3261641.
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Alexander Calder, Crossed Blades (intermediate maquette). Christie's, 16 May 2024, lot 37 B. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3261641.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea | NEW IRELAND ARTIST | $1,500,000–$2,000,000 | |
| Abstraktes Bild | Gerhard Richter | $10,000,000–$15,000,000 | |
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| Crow Hill | Joan Mitchell | $7,000,000–$10,000,000 | upcoming |
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| Untitled | Isamu Noguchi | $2,000,000–$3,000,000 | upcoming |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Calder | Gypsophila On Black Chair | $2,712,000 | Christie's, May 2023 | |
| Alexander Calder | Untitled | Christie's, Nov 2025 | ||
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| Alexander Calder | The Red Dozen | Sotheby's, May 2022 | ||
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