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- Estimate
- €15,000–€20,000 hammer ≈ $21,252–$28,336
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Modern & Contemporary, Milan · 26 May 2011
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4013392
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Max Bill, Auflösung von lila. Sotheby's, 26 May 2011, lot 208. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4013392.
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Max Bill, Auflösung von lila. Sotheby's, 26 May 2011, lot 208. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4013392.
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From the same sale Modern & Contemporary · May 2011
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosso n. 15 | Tano Festa | €40,000–€60,000 | |
| Presenze | Arturo Vermi | €2,500–€3,000 | |
| Giallo | Agostino Bonalumi | €30,000–€40,000 | |
| Aereo e barca | Aldo Mondino | €5,000–€7,000 | |
| Senza titolo | Stefano Arienti | €5,000–€7,000 | |
| Città | Afro | €160,000–€250,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Bill | [no title recorded] | $42,224 | Dorotheum, May 2026 | |
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| Max Bill | 4 Freie in 4 Gebundenen Gruppen | Sotheby's, May 2025 | ||
| Max Bill | Transcoloration, 1965 | Ketterer Kunst, Jun 2023 | ||
| Max Bill | Rotes Quadrat mit verfärbten Ecken | Lempertz, Dec 2023 | ||
| Max Bill | Strahlung aus Blau | Sotheby's, Dec 2023 | ||
| Max Bill | 4 Quadratpaare | Sotheby's, Jul 2026 | ||
| Max Bill | Rosa Kern, 1970 | Sotheby's, Jun 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.