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- Estimate
- £100,000–£150,000 hammer ≈ $171,507–$257,261
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Day Auction, London · 1 July 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4276559
- Record
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Germaine Richier, La fourmi. Sotheby's, 1 Jul 2014, lot 203. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4276559.
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Germaine Richier, La fourmi. Sotheby's, 1 Jul 2014, lot 203. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4276559.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Day Auction · Jul 2014
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Librije Walburgskerk Zutphen I | Candida Höfer | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| May 19 Bassacs | Bridget Riley | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| One Ear And... | Yoshitomo Nara | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Untitled | Sam Francis | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| Tooba Series | Shirin Neshat | £30,000–£40,000 | |
| Respirare l'Ombra dell'Acanto | Giuseppe Penone | £12,000–£18,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germaine Richier | Le cheval à six têtes, grand | $445,650 | Christie's, Jun 2021 | |
| Germaine Richier | Le Grain | Sotheby's, Feb 2025 | ||
| Germaine Richier | Le Griffu (The Clawed One) | Christie's, Mar 2026 | ||
| Germaine Richier | L'Hydre | Christie's, Apr 2026 | ||
| Germaine Richier | L'Homme de la nuit, grand - 1954 | Artcurial, Dec 2022 | ||
| Germaine Richier | La Mante - Grande | Sotheby's, Jun 2014 | ||
| Germaine Richier | plomb avec verre de couleur, no. 49 | Sotheby's, Dec 2018 | ||
| Germaine Richier | L'Homme qui marche | Christie's, Jun 2024 |
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.