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- Estimate
- $2,000,000–$3,000,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — 20th Century Evening Sale, New York · 11 May 2023
- Dimensions
- 98 x 156 1/4 in. (248.9 x 396.9 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3367722
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Morris Louis, Beta Beta. Christie's, 11 May 2023, lot 45 A. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3367722.
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Morris Louis, Beta Beta. Christie's, 11 May 2023, lot 45 A. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3367722.
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From the same sale 20th Century Evening Sale · May 2023
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Les Flamants | HENRI 'LE DOUANIER' ROUSSEAU (1844-1910) | $20,000,000–$30,000,000 | |
| Business | Ed Ruscha | $250,000–$350,000 | |
| Untitled (Solarized Nude, Paris), 1929 | Man Ray | $300,000–$500,000 | |
| Pull | Philip Guston | $6,000,000–$8,000,000 | |
| Femme assise au chapeau de paille (Marie-Thérèse) | Pablo Picasso | $20,000,000–$30,000,000 | |
| Surge | Morris Louis | $2,000,000–$3,000,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morris Louis | Para IV | $3,252,500 | Christie's, Nov 2018 | |
| Morris Louis | Gamma Upsilon | Christie's, May 2025 | ||
| Morris Louis | Number 10 | Christie's, May 2014 | ||
| Morris Louis | Ambi IV | Sotheby's, May 2026 | ||
| Morris Louis | Moving In | Sotheby's, May 2021 | ||
| Morris Louis | Number 4-31 | Sotheby's, Nov 2022 | ||
| Morris Louis | Untitled | Christie's, Nov 2022 | ||
| Morris Louis | number 38 | Sotheby's, Nov 2019 |
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