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- Estimate
- £40,000–£60,000 hammer ≈ $59,867–$89,801
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Bear Witness | #SothebysBearWitness, London · 12 March 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4335629
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Chuck Close, Kate. Sotheby's, 12 Mar 2015, lot 185. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4335629.
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Chuck Close, Kate. Sotheby's, 12 Mar 2015, lot 185. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4335629.
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From the same sale Bear Witness | #SothebysBearWitness · Mar 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Composizione in Bianco | Bertozzi & Casoni | £80,000–£120,000 | |
| Line of Thought | Tony Cragg | £100,000–£150,000 | |
| Sitzwust | Franz West | £70,000–£90,000 | |
| La Passione | Nicola De Maria | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Untitled | Jiri Kolar | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Mädchen Kommt - Carl Frederik | Georg Baselitz | £300,000–£400,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Close | Cecily | $75,975 | Bonhams, May 2022 | |
| Chuck Close | phil iii (black) | Sotheby's, May 2018 | ||
| Chuck Close | Nat/Colored Pencil | Sotheby's, May 2026 | ||
| Chuck Close | Kate | Phillips, Oct 2023 | ||
| Chuck Close | Kate. 2013 | Grisebach, Dec 2020 | ||
| Chuck Close | Self-Portrait / 8x1 | Christie's, May 2023 | ||
| Chuck Close | self-portrait | Sotheby's, Sep 2017 | ||
| Chuck Close | The Ballerina | Sotheby's, Jul 2021 |
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.