Lot 19 B · Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale
Untitled (Murder of Olofernes)
Cy Twombly · graphite, colored pencil, wax crayon and ballpoint pen on paper
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- Estimate
- $500,000–$700,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale, New York · 17 May 2018
- Dimensions
- 27 1/2 x 39 1/2 in. (69.8 x 100.4 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3827894
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Cy Twombly, Untitled (Murder of Olofernes). Christie's, 17 May 2018, lot 19 B. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3827894.
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Cy Twombly, Untitled (Murder of Olofernes). Christie's, 17 May 2018, lot 19 B. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3827894.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled | Richard Diebenkorn | $400,000–$600,000 | |
| Flowers | Andy Warhol | $1,800,000–$2,500,000 | |
| Devolving | Morris Louis | $5,000,000–$7,000,000 | |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cy Twombly | Untitled | $889,000 | Sotheby's, May 2023 | |
| Cy Twombly | Portrait of a Young Man | Sotheby's, Jun 2024 | ||
| Cy Twombly | untitled [six works] | Sotheby's, Nov 2017 | ||
| Cy Twombly | Lycian Drawing (Nimphidia) | Sotheby's, Jun 2014 | ||
| Cy Twombly | untitled (bastian 29-34) [six works] | Sotheby's, Nov 2018 | ||
| Cy Twombly | Untitled (Snafu) | Sotheby's, Nov 2024 | ||
| Cy Twombly | lycian drawing (nimphidia) | Sotheby's, Jun 2017 | ||
| Cy Twombly | Sperlonga Drawing | Sotheby's, May 2021 |
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