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- Estimate
- $3,000,000–$4,000,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Evening, New York · 15 November 2007
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3705248
- Record
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Sam Francis, Red and Pink. Sotheby's, 15 Nov 2007, lot 53. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3705248.
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Sam Francis, Red and Pink. Sotheby's, 15 Nov 2007, lot 53. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3705248.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Evening · Nov 2007
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Night Room | Philip Guston | $3,500,000–$4,500,000 | |
| Sector | Robert Ryman | $2,500,000–$3,500,000 | |
| Mao | Yan Pei-ming | $600,000–$800,000 | |
| Adam and Eve (Banished from the Garden) | Damien Hirst | $2,500,000–$3,000,000 | |
| Homage to the Square: Joy | Josef Albers | $700,000–$900,000 | |
| Big E | John Chamberlain | $2,000,000–$3,000,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Francis | Blue Composition | $3,150,000 | Christie's, Oct 2020 | |
| Sam Francis | Why Then Opened II | Christie's, May 2017 | ||
| Sam Francis | Red No. 1 | Christie's, May 2016 | ||
| Sam Francis | White, Green Earth | Christie's, Oct 2018 | ||
| Sam Francis | Saturated Blue (No. 1) | Christie's, Nov 2018 | ||
| Sam Francis | Composition | Sotheby's, Nov 2016 | ||
| Sam Francis | Deep Blue and Black | Sotheby's, Nov 2014 | ||
| Sam Francis | Green | 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.