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- Estimate
- $3,500,000–$5,000,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Evening Sale, New York · 12 November 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4304880
- Record
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Sam Francis, Deep Blue and Black. Sotheby's, 12 Nov 2014, lot 29. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4304880.
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Sam Francis, Deep Blue and Black. Sotheby's, 12 Nov 2014, lot 29. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4304880.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Evening Sale · Nov 2014
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cremaster Suite | Matthew Barney | $250,000–$350,000 | |
| Aluminum Girl | Charles Ray | $2,500,000–$3,500,000 | |
| Untitled | Wade Guyton | $4,000,000–$6,000,000 | |
| Flag | Jasper Johns | $15,000,000–$20,000,000 | |
| Figure 6 | Jasper Johns | $2,000,000–$3,000,000 | |
| Bear and Policeman | Jeff Koons | $7,000,000–$9,000,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Francis | Why Then Opened II | $3,831,500 | Christie's, May 2017 | |
| Sam Francis | Blue Composition | Christie's, Oct 2020 | ||
| Sam Francis | Red No. 1 | Christie's, May 2016 | ||
| Sam Francis | White, Green Earth | Christie's, Oct 2018 | ||
| Sam Francis | Saturated Blue (No. 1) | Christie's, Nov 2018 | ||
| Sam Francis | Composition | Sotheby's, Nov 2016 | ||
| Sam Francis | Middle Blue | Christie's, May 2010 | ||
| Sam Francis | Red and Pink | Christie's, Nov 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.