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- Estimate
- $40,000–$60,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — First Open Post-War Contemporary Art, New York · 7 March 2012
- Dimensions
- 29 x 43 1/8 in. (73.6 x 109.5 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4611844
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Alexander Calder, Happy. Christie's, 7 Mar 2012, lot 255. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4611844.
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Alexander Calder, Happy. Christie's, 7 Mar 2012, lot 255. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4611844.
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From the same sale First Open Post-War Contemporary Art · Mar 2012
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled | Didier Vermeiren (b. 1951) | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| Untitled | Leon Golub | $15,000–$20,000 | |
| Mamy Poko Pants Diapers | Danh Vo | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Eclat | Alexander Calder | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Untitled (Photogram # 2) | Fred Tomaselli | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Crown | Milton Resnick | $100,000–$150,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Calder | Untitled | $90,300 | Phillips, May 2026 | |
| Alexander Calder | Two-Tone Boomerang | Bonhams, May 2026 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Sans Titre | Sotheby's, Jun 2022 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Unknown | Rago, Jun 2024 | ||
| Alexander Calder | The Empty Head | Sotheby's, Mar 2024 | ||
| Alexander Calder | The Curlique Garden | Sotheby's, Dec 2022 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Striped Crag, Filled Crag | Sotheby's, Nov 2025 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Blue and Yellow Spheres | Phillips, Sep 2020 |
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.