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- Estimate
- €120,000–€180,000 hammer ≈ $128,088–$192,132
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — 20th/21st Century: Amsterdam, Amsterdam · 26 April 2022
- Dimensions
- 96.5 x 130cm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3472713
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Karel Appel, Têtes Volantes (Flying Heads). Christie's, 26 Apr 2022, lot 44. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3472713.
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Karel Appel, Têtes Volantes (Flying Heads). Christie's, 26 Apr 2022, lot 44. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3472713.
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From the same sale 20th/21st Century: Amsterdam · Apr 2022
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Straaiwervel | Lotti van der Gaag (1923-1999) | €10,000–€15,000 | upcoming |
| Overlight 2 | Florian Quistrebert (b. 1976) and Michael Quistrebert (b. 1982) | €8,000–€12,000 | upcoming |
| La Ronda Cubana | Yaquelín Abdalá (b. 1968), Belkis Ayón (1967-1999), Luis Gómez (b. 1968), Kcho (b. 1970), Manuel Mendive (b. 1944), Ibrahim Miranda (b. 1969), Angel Ramírez (b. 1954), Reinerio Tamayo (b. 1968) and Tonel (b. 1958) | €4,000–€6,000 | upcoming |
| Sprague Chairs (LAID OFF) | Mona Hatoum | €30,000–€50,000 | upcoming |
| Hundekopf (Dog Head) | Georg Baselitz | €300,000–€500,000 | upcoming |
| Left behind | Andrei Roiter | €3,000–€5,000 | upcoming |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karel Appel | Animal et fleurs | $239,400 | Sotheby's, May 2021 | |
| Karel Appel | Little Mushroom Men | Sotheby's, Jun 2022 | ||
| Karel Appel | Personages | Christie's, Mar 2025 | ||
| Karel Appel | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Dec 2021 | ||
| Karel Appel | Waiting Face | Bonhams, May 2026 | ||
| Karel Appel | La Chute (The Fall) | Christie's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Karel Appel | Deux mondes | Christie's, Nov 2023 | ||
| Karel Appel | People Above The City | Sotheby's, Mar 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.