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- Estimate
- $25,000–$35,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Day Sale, New York · 15 May 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4261906
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Hernan Bas, Touch of Death. Sotheby's, 15 May 2014, lot 586. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4261906.
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Hernan Bas, Touch of Death. Sotheby's, 15 May 2014, lot 586. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4261906.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Day Sale · May 2014
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled (Merchant's Row) | Gregory Crewdson | $35,000–$45,000 | |
| Bobby Fischer | Adam Mcewen | $120,000–$180,000 | |
| Untitled | Philip Guston | $100,000–$150,000 | |
| Untitled | Rudolf Stingel | $500,000–$700,000 | |
| Untitled | Sam Francis | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Escutcheon | Alexander Calder | $300,000–$400,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hernan Bas | Stroll | $31,023 | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | |
| Hernan Bas | Untitled | Sotheby's, May 2025 | ||
| Hernan Bas | The New Witch | Phillips, Sep 2020 | ||
| Hernan Bas | Silver Dollar Wish, from the series A Little Moby Dick In Al | Bonhams, Mar 2024 | ||
| Hernan Bas | Barthélemy Enfantin (the Monks of Menilmontant) | Phillips, Sep 2020 | ||
| Hernan Bas | Untitled (Dating Pool) | Phillips, Nov 2024 | ||
| Hernan Bas | Closing pattern | Phillips, Oct 2018 | ||
| Hernan Bas | The Curtains in the Tree Make Shade 2005 | Bonhams, Nov 2023 |
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.