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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $2,697–$4,045
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Curated, London · 15 March 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4452133
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Marlene Dumas, 2 Old Friends (After 100 Years of Sleep). Sotheby's, 15 Mar 2016, lot 136. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4452133.
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Marlene Dumas, 2 Old Friends (After 100 Years of Sleep). Sotheby's, 15 Mar 2016, lot 136. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4452133.
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From the same sale Contemporary Curated · Mar 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seal | Grenville Davey | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Landscape | Wilhelm Sasnal | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Yellow | Richard Aldrich | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Privat-Lampe des Künstlers II | Franz West | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Sarah stone | Henry Coombes | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Moon over Abique | Fred Tomaselli | £18,000–£25,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marlene Dumas | Purple Pose | $7,155 | Sotheby's, Nov 2022 | |
| Marlene Dumas | Peeping "Tom" | Sotheby's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Marlene Dumas | Art is/Always/Having to Say/GOODBYE | Christie's, Jun 2024 | ||
| Marlene Dumas | Billie | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 | ||
| Marlene Dumas | Dorothy D-lite | Sotheby's, Nov 2022 | ||
| Marlene Dumas | I can't swim | Phillips, Dec 2024 | ||
| Marlene Dumas | Life-saver. Die een se dood is die ander se brood | Sotheby's, Aug 2024 | ||
| Marlene Dumas | Amy-Back To | Phillips, Feb 2026 |
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.