Lot 208 · Post-War and Contemporary Art
Portrait James Lee Byars
Sigmar Polke · gelatin silver print
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- Estimate
- €8,000–€12,000 hammer ≈ $9,084–$13,626
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art, Amsterdam · 21 April 2016
- Dimensions
- 29.5 x 21cm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4043075
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Sigmar Polke, Portrait James Lee Byars. Christie's, 21 Apr 2016, lot 208. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4043075.
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Sigmar Polke, Portrait James Lee Byars. Christie's, 21 Apr 2016, lot 208. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4043075.
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From the same sale Post-War and Contemporary Art · Apr 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tonight's the Night | Juan Uslé | — | upcoming |
| Untitled | Frans de Boer Lichtveld (b. 1942) | €4,000–€6,000 | |
| A-Dam | Al Hansen | €3,000–€5,000 | |
| Untitled | Al Hansen | €5,000–€7,000 | |
| Untitled | Giulio Paolini | €4,000–€6,000 | |
| Untitled | Carol Rama | €1,500–€2,500 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sigmar Polke | Untitled | $13,503 | Lempertz, Jun 2023 | |
| Sigmar Polke | Ohne Titel (Rechteck) | Phillips, Dec 2018 | ||
| Sigmar Polke | Ohne Titel, 1969 | Ketterer Kunst, Jul 2020 | ||
| Sigmar Polke | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Dec 2023 | ||
| Sigmar Polke | Desastres und andere bare Wunder | Sotheby's, Jun 2023 | ||
| Sigmar Polke | s. h. - oder wann zählen die punkte? (s. h. - or when do the | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 | ||
| Sigmar Polke | Untitled (Riesending aus Packpapier...) | Lempertz, Dec 2018 | ||
| Sigmar Polke | Sigmar Polke: Untitled | VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG, Oct 2024 |
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.