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- Estimate
- $1,800,000–$2,500,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Evening Auction, New York · 14 May 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3758377
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Lee Krasner, Polar Stampede. Sotheby's, 14 May 2008, lot 43. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3758377.
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Lee Krasner, Polar Stampede. Sotheby's, 14 May 2008, lot 43. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3758377.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Evening Auction · May 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Forest | Jeff Wall | $600,000–$800,000 | |
| Dicyclohexylammonium Nitrate | Damien Hirst | $1,200,000–$1,800,000 | |
| Statue of Liberty | Andy Warhol | $2,500,000–$3,000,000 | |
| Untitled | Joan Mitchell | $4,500,000–$6,000,000 | |
| Untitled | Jean-Michel Basquiat | $1,000,000–$1,500,000 | |
| Orange, Red, Yellow | Mark Rothko | $35,000,000–$35,000,001 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Krasner | Twelve Hour Crossing, March Twenty-first | $3,438,000 | Christie's, May 2023 | |
| Lee Krasner | lee krasner | camouflage | Sotheby's, Oct 2020 | ||
| Lee Krasner | Lotus | Christie's, May 2026 | ||
| Lee Krasner | Lame Shadow | Phillips, Nov 2019 | ||
| Lee Krasner | August Petals | Sotheby's, May 2025 | ||
| Lee Krasner | Volcanic | Christie's, May 2026 | ||
| Roy Lichtenstein | Brushstrokes | Sotheby's, Nov 2025 | ||
| Lee Krasner | Untitled | Christie's, May 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.