Lot 95 · First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art
The Thinker
Donald Baechler · acrylic, graphite and paper collage on canvas
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- Estimate
- $7,000–$10,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art, New York · 14 December 2023
- Dimensions
- 42 x 42 in. (106.8 x 106.8 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3287004
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3287004 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3287004
Donald Baechler, The Thinker. Christie's, 14 Dec 2023, lot 95. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3287004.
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Donald Baechler, The Thinker. Christie's, 14 Dec 2023, lot 95. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3287004.
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From the same sale First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art · Dec 2023
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled | JAE YONG KIM (b. 1973) | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| The Part That You Call You | PAUL KNEALE (B. 1986) | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| The Alpha Twin Museum | JOHN KØRNER (B. 1967) | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| Flowers in Vase in the Blue Room | KSENIA DERMENZHI (B. 1995) | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Serenity | Lynne Drexler | $50,000–$70,000 | upcoming |
| Woman in Repose | Joan Brown | $15,000–$25,000 | upcoming |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Baechler | Telephone #2 | $22,860 | Phillips, Jul 2025 | |
| Donald Baechler | Untitled | Rago, Jan 2025 | ||
| Donald Baechler | Composition with Arithmetic | Sotheby's, Mar 2024 | ||
| Donald Baechler | Ahmad's Flower #13 | Sotheby's, Jul 2025 | ||
| Donald Baechler | Cornelia Schleime: Der Schwarze Schwan | VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG, Nov 2023 | ||
| Donald Baechler | Crowds | Sotheby's, Mar 2024 | ||
| Donald Baechler | Western Deck (Large Version) | Sotheby's, Apr 2023 | ||
| Donald Baechler | Black Painting #2 | Sotheby's, Oct 2023 |
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.