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- Estimate
- $8,000–$12,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art, New York · 21 September 2012
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4106207
- Record
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Zhang Hui, beijing wawa - mermaid. Sotheby's, 21 Sep 2012, lot 143. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4106207.
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Zhang Hui, beijing wawa - mermaid. Sotheby's, 21 Sep 2012, lot 143. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4106207.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art · Sep 2012
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow Tulips | Jack Mendenhall | $15,000–$20,000 | |
| Senza Titolo | Piero Dorazio | $15,000–$20,000 | |
| Window sketch | Frank Stella | $350,000–$450,000 | |
| Crack and Warp Stacked Wood | David Nash | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Mojave V | Ludwig Sander | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Untitled (Study for Khatchdzar [Tree of the Cross]) | Arshile Gorky | $6,000–$8,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zhang Hui | Swimming Pool | $6,450 | Sotheby's, Apr 2015 | |
| Zhang Hui | one and thirty - peasant (four works) | Sotheby's, Sep 2007 | ||
| Zhang Hui | Girl Gazing On Tiananmen | Christie's, Nov 2017 | ||
| Zhang Hui | beijing wawa - mermaid | Sotheby's, Mar 2013 | ||
| Zhang Hui | one and thirty: children (set of six prints) | Sotheby's, Mar 2008 | ||
| Liu Ye | Girl with Mondrian | Phillips, Jun 2022 | ||
| Zhang Hui | Beijing Wa Wa | Heritage Auctions, Mar 2019 | ||
| Zhang Hui | Beijing Wa Wa - Sparkter | Sotheby's, Mar 2011 |
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.