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Lot 42 · Contemporary Art Evening Auction

Purple Panel with Blue Curve

Ellsworth Kelly

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Estimate
$3,000,000–$5,000,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Evening Auction, New York · 17 November 2017
Record ID
TB-2026-4614947
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Ellsworth Kelly, Purple Panel with Blue Curve. Sotheby's, 17 Nov 2017, lot 42. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4614947.

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From the same sale Contemporary Art Evening Auction · Nov 2017

LotArtistEstimateResult
Untitled Jasper Johns $800,000–$1,200,000
Magdalena (Underwear and Bedtime Stories) Marlene Dumas $3,000,000–$4,000,000
Shades of Meaning Ed Ruscha $300,000–$400,000
Untitled David Hammons $350,000–$450,000
Female Head Roy Lichtenstein $10,000,000–$15,000,000
Untitled Laura Owens $200,000–$300,000

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Ellsworth Kelly White Relief Over Black Sotheby's, Nov 2021
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