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Lot 70 · Post-War & Contemporary Evening Sale

Wonderful watches

Vida Gábor · oil on plywood

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Estimate
€6,000–€8,000 hammer ≈ $9,497–$12,662
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Post-War & Contemporary Evening Sale, New York · 15 April 2008
Dimensions
50 x 40 cm
Record ID
TB-2026-4423919
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Vida Gábor, Wonderful watches. Christie's, 15 Apr 2008, lot 70. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4423919.

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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

ArtistLotvs. estimateResult USD, incl. premiumSale
Vida Gábor The haircut $26,898 Christie's, Jan 2014
Vida Gábor [no title recorded] Dorotheum, Dec 2018
Vida Gábor The snowman's friend Christie's, Jan 2015
Vida Gábor The apothecary Christie's, Jan 2014
Hans Zatzka hans zatzka | fleurs printanières Sotheby's, Oct 2019
Vida Gábor Stargazers Christie's, Sep 2015
Paul Sieffert nu allonge sur une peau d'ours Sotheby's, Nov 2010
Antoine Blanchard La Place de la Madeleine 24 1/4 x 36 1/4in (61.5 x 92cm) Bonhams, May 2014

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