Lot 685 · Post-War and Contemporary Art Morning Session
Two Broken Lines: Vertical II
George Rickey · stainless steel
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- Estimate
- $40,000–$60,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art Morning Session, New York · 16 November 2018
- Dimensions
- 53 ¼ x 35 x 5 in. (135.2 x 88.9 x 12.7 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3781085
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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George Rickey, Two Broken Lines: Vertical II. Christie's, 16 Nov 2018, lot 685. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3781085.
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George Rickey, Two Broken Lines: Vertical II. Christie's, 16 Nov 2018, lot 685. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3781085.
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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 | |
| Floating White Orbs | Alexander Calder | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| La Lampe d’Aladin | Alexander Calder | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| Couple | Louise Bourgeois | $800,000–$1,200,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Rickey | Three Open Triangles Horizontal | $54,026 | Sotheby's, Sep 2023 | |
| George Rickey | Three Lines up Staggered | Lempertz, Jun 2023 | ||
| George Rickey | Two open rectangles excentric- variation VIII, 1973 | Ketterer Kunst, Jul 2020 | ||
| George Rickey | Two Vertical Two Horizontal Lines with Square | Christie's, Oct 2020 | ||
| George Rickey | Twenty-Eight Rotors Two Solids | Rago, Sep 2021 | ||
| George Rickey | Etoile VI | Sotheby's, Jul 2023 | ||
| George Rickey | Etoile | Sotheby's, May 2022 | ||
| George Rickey | Two Open Rectangles Up 1977 | Bonhams, Nov 2021 |
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.