Lot 146 · Post-War and Contemporary Art Morning Session
Une pensée pour Zouka
Joan Mitchell · diptych--oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- $1,500,000–$2,000,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art Morning Session, New York · 11 November 2015
- Dimensions
- overall: 76 3/4 x 76 in. (194.9 x 193 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4103351
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Joan Mitchell, Une pensée pour Zouka. Christie's, 11 Nov 2015, lot 146. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4103351.
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Joan Mitchell, Une pensée pour Zouka. Christie's, 11 Nov 2015, lot 146. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4103351.
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From the same sale Post-War and Contemporary Art Morning Session · Nov 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Waves, Three Dots | Alexander Calder | $250,000–$350,000 | |
| Bracelet | Alexander Calder | $80,000–$120,000 | |
| Flowers | Andy Warhol | $700,000–$1,000,000 | |
| Untitled | Franz Kline | $180,000–$250,000 | |
| Paolo and Francesca (Francesca da Rimini) | Joseph Cornell | $100,000–$150,000 | |
| Untitled | Jannis Kounellis | $30,000–$40,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joan Mitchell | Untitled | $2,712,000 | Sotheby's, May 2022 | |
| Joan Mitchell | Goulphar II | Sotheby's, May 2021 | ||
| Joan Mitchell | untitled | Sotheby's, Nov 2018 | ||
| Joan Mitchell | Allo, Amélie | Sotheby's, Mar 2022 | ||
| Joan Mitchell | Bottom Yellow | Sotheby's, Nov 2022 | ||
| Joan Mitchell | Another | Sotheby's, May 2017 | ||
| Joan Mitchell | Sunflower IV | Sotheby's, Nov 2008 | ||
| Joan Mitchell | Champs | Phillips, Jun 2018 |
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.