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- Estimate
- £8,000–£12,000 hammer ≈ $10,407–$15,611
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Day Sale, London · 30 July 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4846789
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Sigmar Polke, sigmar polke | bild auf totenkopfstoff, weisse pyramide. Sotheby's, 30 Jul 2020, lot 830. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4846789.
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Sigmar Polke, sigmar polke | bild auf totenkopfstoff, weisse pyramide. Sotheby's, 30 Jul 2020, lot 830. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4846789.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Day Sale · Jul 2020
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| joseph beuys | untitled | Joseph Beuys | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| r.h. quaytman | t, chapter 24 | R. H. Quaytman | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| antoni tàpies | inquietant | — | £100,000–£150,000 | |
| yehudit sasportas | shechicha #10 | Yehudit Sasportas | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| arman | inclusion de montres | Arman | £30,000–£40,000 | |
| rudolf stingel | untitled | Rudolf Stingel | £150,000–£200,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sigmar Polke | Freundinnen I | $33,873 | Lempertz, Dec 2021 | |
| Sigmar Polke | Leiko Ikemura: Sleeping Head (S-09-03) | VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG, Nov 2023 | ||
| Sigmar Polke | Untitled | Lempertz, Dec 2023 | ||
| Sigmar Polke | Sigmar Polke: Freundinnen I | VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG, Nov 2024 | ||
| Sigmar Polke | Farbprobe | Christie's, Dec 2023 | ||
| Sigmar Polke | Sauberes Auto - Gute Laune (Clean Car - Good Mood) | Rago, May 2021 | ||
| Sigmar Polke | Untitled (Deutsche Dokumente) | Lempertz, May 2025 | ||
| Sigmar Polke | Sauberes Auto – Gute Laune. 2002 | Grisebach, Dec 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.