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- Estimate
- €5,000–€7,000 hammer ≈ $7,914–$11,080
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War & Contemporary Evening Sale, New York · 15 April 2008
- Dimensions
- 36.5 x 27 cm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4423871
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Johann Hamza, Ready for the opera. Christie's, 15 Apr 2008, lot 19. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4423871.
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Johann Hamza, Ready for the opera. Christie's, 15 Apr 2008, lot 19. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4423871.
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From the same sale Post-War & Contemporary Evening Sale · Apr 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cattle on a riverbank | Hendrikus Van De Sande Bakhuyzen | €15,000–€20,000 | |
| Mint (Red) | Ed Ruscha | $2,500,000–$3,500,000 | |
| Black: Two Dots and Eleven | Alexander Calder | $1,200,000–$1,800,000 | |
| Marching Figure | Bruce Nauman | $400,000–$600,000 | |
| Andrew Head/Andrew Head, Stacked | Bruce Nauman | $1,500,000–$2,500,000 | |
| Untitled (locomotive) | Robert Rauschenberg | $350,000–$550,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johann Hamza | johann hamza | the connoisseur in his library | $9,450 | Sotheby's, Oct 2020 | |
| Johann Hamza | Inspecting the paperwork | Bonhams, Jul 2022 | ||
| Johann Hamza | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Oct 2018 | ||
| Johann Hamza | The Suitor | Sotheby's, Feb 2018 | ||
| Johann Hamza | The trump card | Bonhams, Jul 2021 | ||
| Johann Hamza | waiting | Sotheby's, Jan 2007 | ||
| Johann Hamza | The christening | Christie's, Jan 2013 | ||
| Johann Hamza | A flirtatious moment 22 1/2 x 28in (57.2 x 71.1cm) | Bonhams, Nov 2012 |
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.