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- Estimate
- $1,000,000–$1,500,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Evening Auction, New York · 14 May 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3758388
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Sigmar Polke, Spirale. Sotheby's, 14 May 2008, lot 24. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3758388.
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Sigmar Polke, Spirale. Sotheby's, 14 May 2008, lot 24. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3758388.
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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 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sigmar Polke | Untitled | $1,270,000 | Sotheby's, Nov 2025 | |
| Sigmar Polke | ohne titel (würfel) (untitled (dice)) | Sotheby's, Feb 2020 | ||
| Sigmar Polke | The Three Astronauts Conquer the Moon | Sotheby's, Mar 2023 | ||
| Sigmar Polke | untitled | Sotheby's, Feb 2020 | ||
| Sigmar Polke | Ohne Titel | Christie's, May 2022 | ||
| Sigmar Polke | Ohne Titel (Bunnies) | Christie's, May 2021 | ||
| Sigmar Polke | Mehl in der Wurst (Flour in the Sausage) | Christie's, Oct 2017 | ||
| Sigmar Polke | Bambusbild (Bamboo Picture) | Christie's, Mar 2018 |
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.