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- Estimate
- £60,000–£80,000 hammer ≈ $77,903–$103,871
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Day Auction, London · 12 February 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4809903
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Louise Bourgeois, couple. Sotheby's, 12 Feb 2020, lot 183. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4809903.
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Louise Bourgeois, couple. Sotheby's, 12 Feb 2020, lot 183. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4809903.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Day Auction · Feb 2020
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| wrapped reichstag | Christo | £50,000–£70,000 | |
| becoming | Matteo Pugliese | £30,000–£40,000 | |
| the world is the speed of fire, cry tears but they still turn to silver | Terence Koh | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| big grid/solo tear | Sterling Ruby | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| untitled | Joe Bradley | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| untitled | Josh Smith | £5,000–£7,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louise Bourgeois | Untitled | $81,250 | Christie's, May 2021 | |
| Louise Bourgeois | The Hysterical Mother | Christie's, Feb 2020 | ||
| Louise Bourgeois | ode à ma mère.paris, éditions du solstice, 1995. | Sotheby's, Dec 2019 | ||
| Louise Bourgeois | Ode à ma mère, 1995. 9 pointes-sèches monogrammées. Avec une | Sotheby's, Jun 2024 | ||
| Louise Bourgeois | Give or Take (How do you feel this morning?) 1990 | Bonhams, Jul 2022 | ||
| Louise Bourgeois | Black Arcs/Untitled (Black) | Bonhams, Nov 2025 | ||
| Louise Bourgeois | Ode à ma mère | Lempertz, Nov 2024 | ||
| Louise Bourgeois | The Birth | Sotheby's, Jun 2018 |
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.