Lot 636 · Post-War and Contemporary Art Morning Session
Black Lemons and Black Egg, October 25, 1985
Donald Sultan · charcoal on paper
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- Estimate
- $8,000–$12,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art Morning Session, New York · 16 November 2018
- Dimensions
- 60 ¼ x 47 ¾ in. (153 x 121.2 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3781038
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Donald Sultan, Black Lemons and Black Egg, October 25, 1985. Christie's, 16 Nov 2018, lot 636. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3781038.
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Donald Sultan, Black Lemons and Black Egg, October 25, 1985. Christie's, 16 Nov 2018, lot 636. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3781038.
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From the same sale Post-War and Contemporary Art Morning Session · Nov 2018
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centerport III | Arthur G. Dove (1880-1946) | $12,000–$18,000 | |
| Untitled | David Smith | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| Self-Portrait | Chuck Close | $100,000–$150,000 | |
| Two Broken Lines: Vertical II | George Rickey | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Floating White Orbs | Alexander Calder | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| La Lampe d’Aladin | Alexander Calder | $30,000–$50,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Sultan | Two Nectarines, a Pear and an Egg Aug 20, 1986 | $16,380 | Sotheby's, Mar 2022 | |
| Donald Sultan | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Dec 2022 | ||
| Donald Sultan | Red Poppies | Phillips, Oct 2019 | ||
| Donald Sultan | Rouge Poppies April 25, 2012 | Phillips, Dec 2025 | ||
| Donald Sultan | Blue Poppies | Phillips, Jan 2021 | ||
| Donald Sultan | Black Tulip, April 24, 1984 | Rago, May 2026 | ||
| Donald Sultan | Green and Yellow Squash, 1997 | Bonhams, Apr 2023 | ||
| Donald Sultan | streetlight - blue streetlight march 11, 1982 | Sotheby's, Mar 2020 |
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.