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- Estimate
- $700,000–$900,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Evening Auction, New York · 12 May 2010
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3923803
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Alexander Calder, Yellows in the air. Sotheby's, 12 May 2010, lot 10. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3923803.
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Alexander Calder, Yellows in the air. Sotheby's, 12 May 2010, lot 10. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3923803.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Evening Auction · May 2010
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarantania III | Louise Bourgeois | $500,000–$800,000 | |
| Corner Prop | Richard Serra | $2,000,000–$3,000,000 | |
| Expressionist Head | Roy Lichtenstein | $3,500,000–$5,500,000 | |
| Untitled XLVIII | Willem De Kooning | $3,000,000–$4,000,000 | |
| Untitled | Eva Hesse | $600,000–$800,000 | |
| Untitled | Andy Warhol | $2,000,000–$3,000,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Calder | What Isle Is This? | $1,441,500 | Christie's, May 2025 | |
| Alexander Calder | Crag | Christie's, Nov 2023 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Untitled | Sotheby's, May 2026 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Red Nine | Christie's, May 2025 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Mr. J | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Arrows with Blue Tail | Sotheby's, Oct 2024 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Thin Black Stabile | Sotheby's, May 2021 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Stabile Mobile | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 |
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