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- Estimate
- $30,000–$40,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — May 2013 Contemporary Day, New York · 15 May 2013
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4169109
- Record
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Alexander Calder, Airborne. Sotheby's, 15 May 2013, lot 149. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4169109.
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Alexander Calder, Airborne. Sotheby's, 15 May 2013, lot 149. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4169109.
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From the same sale May 2013 Contemporary Day · May 2013
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rupert Brooke | Elizabeth Peyton | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Untitled | Mark Grotjahn | $200,000–$300,000 | |
| Zinc Sulfide | Damien Hirst | $500,000–$700,000 | |
| Untitled (Acrobats) | Keith Haring | $280,000–$350,000 | |
| Dollar Sign | Andy Warhol | $400,000–$600,000 | |
| Exclamation Point | Richard Artschwager | $15,000–$20,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Calder | Sea Snake Eggs | $52,920 | Christie's, May 2024 | |
| Alexander Calder | Hands Up | Sotheby's, Nov 2022 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Red Squares, Black Bars | Christie's, Oct 2025 | ||
| Alexander Calder | The Bicycle Act | Sotheby's, Apr 2021 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Untitled | Christie's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Big Butterfly | Christie's, Mar 2023 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Growth | Sotheby's, Apr 2022 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Untitled 1962 | Bonhams, May 2023 |
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