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- Estimate
- £150,000–£200,000 hammer ≈ $184,946–$246,594
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Day Auction, London · 4 October 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4771313
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Sam Francis, untitled. Sotheby's, 4 Oct 2019, lot 155. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4771313.
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Sam Francis, untitled. Sotheby's, 4 Oct 2019, lot 155. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4771313.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Day Auction · Oct 2019
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| untitled | Anselm Reyle | £30,000–£40,000 | |
| black tow truck broom | Nate Lowman | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| ms36-2939 | Sterling Ruby | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| low down dirty shame | Nate Lowman | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| coloured vases (2 works) | Ai Weiwei | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| mater | Bill Viola | £30,000–£40,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Francis | Untitled | $344,866 | Sotheby's, Oct 2024 | |
| Sam Francis | Composition No. 6 | Sotheby's, May 2024 | ||
| Sam Francis | Untitled (Study for White Line) | Sotheby's, Nov 2022 | ||
| Sam Francis | coral branch | Sotheby's, Mar 2020 | ||
| Sam Francis | Study for Moby Dick, Number Two | Christie's, Nov 2018 | ||
| Sam Francis | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Jun 2022 | ||
| Sam Francis | Sam Francis 山姆・弗朗西斯 | Untitled 無題 | Sotheby's, Nov 2024 | ||
| Sam Francis | E VIII | Phillips, Sep 2019 |
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.