Lot 2 · Art of China | Including Property from the Irving Collection
Encontrar al contemplador
Tomás Sánchez · acrylic on canvas
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- Estimate
- $40,000–$50,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Art of China | Including Property from the Irving Collection, New York · 24 May 2006
- Dimensions
- 18 x 24 in. (45.7 x 61 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3579173
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Tomás Sánchez, Encontrar al contemplador. Christie's, 24 May 2006, lot 2. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3579173.
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Tomás Sánchez, Encontrar al contemplador. Christie's, 24 May 2006, lot 2. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3579173.
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From the same sale Art of China | Including Property from the Irving Collection · May 2006
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neolithic Period, 3Rd Millennium Bc or Later | A MOTTLED BROWN AND BUFF JADE CONG | $1,000–$1,500 | |
| Southeast China, 4Th-3Rd Millennium Bc | TWO ORANGISH-BEIGE STONE AXES | $1,000–$1,500 | |
| Southeast China, 4Th-3Rd Millennium Bc | THREE HARDSTONE AXES | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| Northwest China, 2Nd Millennium Bc | THREE JADE FRAGMENTS | $2,000–$3,000 | |
| Possibly Paleolithic Period | TWO GREY STONE HAND TOOLS | $600–$800 | |
| Northwest China, 3Rd-2Nd Millennium Bc | A LARGE MOTTLED GREY AND BROWN STONE ADZE | $600–$800 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomás Sánchez | Basurero | $101,600 | Sotheby's, May 2024 | |
| Tomás Sánchez | Pensamiento- Nube | Christie's, May 2021 | ||
| Tomás Sánchez | Meditador, nube, río | Christie's, Nov 2019 | ||
| Tomás Sánchez | Finding the Meditator | Christie's, Nov 2020 | ||
| Tomás Sánchez | tomás sánchez | contemplador de la cascada | Sotheby's, Oct 2019 | ||
| Tomás Sánchez | Cascada y contemplador | Christie's, Nov 2020 | ||
| Tomás Sánchez | A veces la gracia parece una cascada | Christie's, Nov 2017 | ||
| Tomás Sánchez | Contempladores de cascadas | Christie's, May 2016 |
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.