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- Estimate
- £400,000–£500,000 hammer ≈ $626,875–$783,594
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — L12006, London · 19 June 2012
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4098942
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Wassily Kandinsky, étude pour 'contrastes réduits'. Sotheby's, 19 Jun 2012, lot 25. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4098942.
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Wassily Kandinsky, étude pour 'contrastes réduits'. Sotheby's, 19 Jun 2012, lot 25. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4098942.
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From the same sale L12006 · Jun 2012
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deux Femmes Couchées | Paul Delvaux | £2,000,000–£3,000,000 | |
| Le Jardin des Tuileries et le pavillon de Flore, matin, printemps | Camille Pissarro | £1,800,000–£2,500,000 | |
| Lailla | Kees Van Dongen | £3,500,000–£5,000,000 | |
| Working Model for Stone Memorial | Henry Moore | £550,000–£750,000 | |
| Femme Debout (Annette) | Alberto Giacometti | £800,000–£1,200,000 | |
| Homme Assis | Pablo Picasso | £6,000,000–£9,000,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wassily Kandinsky | hartweich (hard soft), no. 390 | $572,000 | Sotheby's, Nov 2019 | |
| Wassily Kandinsky | Kallmünz, Regentag | Sotheby's, Dec 2015 | ||
| Wassily Kandinsky | Ohne Titel (Dessin pour l'almanach "Europa" 1925) | Christie's, May 2025 | ||
| Wassily Kandinsky | Lila | Bonhams, Nov 2025 | ||
| Wassily Kandinsky | Mitte-violett (Violet Centre) | Bonhams, May 2025 | ||
| Wassily Kandinsky | Lustiges Gelb (Cheerful Yellow) | Sotheby's, Apr 2025 | ||
| Wassily Kandinsky | Im lockeren Schwarz | Christie's, Jun 2022 | ||
| Wassily Kandinsky | sans titre | Sotheby's, Feb 2019 |
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.