Lot 49 · Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction
Die Schwalbe (The Swallow)
Georg Baselitz · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £700,000–£1,000,000 hammer ≈ $915,273–$1,307,533
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction, London · 6 October 2017
- Dimensions
- 51 3/8 x 63 7/8in. (130.5 x 162.2cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3893495
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3893495 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3893495
Georg Baselitz, Die Schwalbe (The Swallow). Christie's, 6 Oct 2017, lot 49. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3893495.
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Georg Baselitz, Die Schwalbe (The Swallow). Christie's, 6 Oct 2017, lot 49. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3893495.
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|---|---|---|---|
| The Place | Peter Halley | £120,000–£180,000 | |
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| Untitled (Orange and Yellow) | Mark Rothko | £4,000,000–£6,000,000 | |
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georg Baselitz | Zwei Rehe (Two Deer) | $963,967 | Christie's, Mar 2024 | |
| Georg Baselitz | Die Wildnis im Zimmer | Phillips, Mar 2026 | ||
| Georg Baselitz | Jahre später | Sotheby's, Oct 2024 | ||
| Georg Baselitz | Immer bereit für die Vergangenheit (Always ready for the pas | Sotheby's, Jun 2022 | ||
| Georg Baselitz | Dr. Dumouchel (Remix) | Phillips, Oct 2022 | ||
| Georg Baselitz | Stilleben 1 (Still Life 1) | Christie's, May 2018 | ||
| Georg Baselitz | Waldweg, 1974 | Ketterer Kunst, Jun 2022 | ||
| Georg Baselitz | Borcke | Lempertz, Jun 2026 |
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.