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- Estimate
- CHF 12,000–CHF 18,000 hammer ≈ $11,704–$17,556
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Swiss Art, Zurich · 27 May 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3764055
- Record
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Lenz Klotz, la terre est bleue, 1979 the earth is blue, 1979. Sotheby's, 27 May 2008, lot 152. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3764055.
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Lenz Klotz, la terre est bleue, 1979 the earth is blue, 1979. Sotheby's, 27 May 2008, lot 152. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3764055.
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From the same sale Swiss Art · May 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| gebirgslandschaft mit kühen, 1888 mountain landscape with cows, 1888 | James Henry Crossland | CHF 6,000–CHF 8,000 | |
| torse de femme, cheveux roux défaits, 1908 torso of a woman, with loo… | Félix Vallotton | CHF 100,000–CHF 150,000 | |
| polonaise, 1983 the polonaise, 1983 | Lenz Klotz | CHF 10,000–CHF 15,000 | |
| juralandschaft landscape of jura | Max Sulzbachner | CHF 4,000–CHF 6,000 | |
| mendrisotto landscape of mendrisotto | Max Sulzbachner | CHF 6,000–CHF 8,000 | |
| die malojaschlange, 1937 storm of maloja, 1937 | Hans Beat Wieland | CHF 6,000–CHF 8,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenz Klotz | Es geht auch so, 1963 | $15,377 | Christie's, Sep 2012 | |
| Lenz Klotz | Der Diskurs soll nämlich nie aufhören, 1960 | Christie's, May 2004 | ||
| Lenz Klotz | polonaise, 1983 the polonaise, 1983 | Sotheby's, May 2008 | ||
| Lenz Klotz | bleibt offen, 1981 stays open, 1981 | Sotheby's, Jun 2009 | ||
| Augusto Giacometti | Schneeglöckchen. 1932 | Grisebach, Dec 2023 | ||
| Cuno Amiet | Portrait du chanteur Felix Loeffel | Christie's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Lenz Klotz | immerhin ein lichtblick, 1985 after all a gleam of hope, 198 | Sotheby's, Jun 2009 | ||
| Lenz Klotz | Flugfeld, 1976 | Christie's, Sep 2012 |
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.