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- Estimate
- $1,500,000–$2,000,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Evening Auction, New York · 13 May 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4358420
- Record
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Isamu Noguchi, The Gunas. Sotheby's, 13 May 2015, lot 37. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4358420.
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Isamu Noguchi, The Gunas. Sotheby's, 13 May 2015, lot 37. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4358420.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Evening Auction · May 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mao | Andy Warhol | $13,000,000–$16,000,000 | |
| Untitled | Sigmar Polke | $2,000,000–$3,000,000 | |
| A Thing Called Gearbox | Urs Fischer | $800,000–$1,400,000 | |
| Santa Long Neck | Paul Mccarthy | $800,000–$1,200,000 | |
| Tic Tac Toe | Alexander Calder | $2,000,000–$3,000,000 | |
| Ok | Ed Ruscha | $3,000,000–$4,000,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isamu Noguchi | The Sky | $3,687,565 | Christie's, Jun 2021 | |
| Isamu Noguchi | Fishface | Sotheby's, Nov 2025 | ||
| Isamu Noguchi | Stone-Abiding | Sotheby's, Nov 2022 | ||
| Isamu Noguchi | Untitled | Christie's, May 2025 | ||
| Isamu Noguchi | Two Dependent Pieces | Christie's, Nov 2022 | ||
| Isamu Noguchi | Olmec & Muse | Christie's, Nov 2017 | ||
| Isamu Noguchi | Avatar | Sotheby's, Nov 2010 | ||
| Isamu Noguchi | Important and Unique Dining Table for Mr. & Mrs. Milton Gree | Wright, Jun 2018 |
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.