Lot 2 · Raising The Bar: Masterworks from the Collection of Morton and Barbara Mandel
Fish and Water Weeds
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- Estimate
- $1,500,000–$2,000,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Raising The Bar: Masterworks from the Collection of Morton and Barbara Mandel, New York · 17 May 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4661626
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Alexander Calder, Fish and Water Weeds. Sotheby's, 17 May 2018, lot 2. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4661626.
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Alexander Calder, Fish and Water Weeds. Sotheby's, 17 May 2018, lot 2. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4661626.
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From the same sale Raising The Bar: Masterworks from the Collection of Morton and Barbara Mandel · May 2018
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landscape with River (Study) | Roy Lichtenstein | $700,000–$1,000,000 | |
| Personnage | Joan Miró | $1,500,000–$2,500,000 | |
| Le Vase jaune dans un paysage | Fernand Léger | $1,800,000–$2,500,000 | |
| Tasse à thé II | Jean Dubuffet | $700,000–$1,000,000 | |
| Untitled | Alexander Calder | $2,500,000–$3,500,000 | |
| Woman IV | Roy Lichtenstein | $3,000,000–$4,000,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Calder | Untitled | $2,530,700 | Christie's, Mar 2025 | |
| Alexander Calder | Le Lys | Sotheby's, Nov 2023 | ||
| Alexander Calder | untitled | Sotheby's, Jun 2019 | ||
| Alexander Calder | La Feuille Jaune | Sotheby's, May 2026 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Arrows with Blue Tail | Sotheby's, Oct 2024 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Quinze Feuilles Noires | Sotheby's, Oct 2024 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Red Nine | Christie's, May 2025 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Big Red Disc | Christie's, Jun 2021 |
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.