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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $2,578–$3,867
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Prints & Multiples, London · 17 September 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4852117
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Louise Bourgeois, louise bourgeois | embracing the tree. Sotheby's, 17 Sep 2020, lot 453. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4852117.
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Louise Bourgeois, louise bourgeois | embracing the tree. Sotheby's, 17 Sep 2020, lot 453. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4852117.
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From the same sale Prints & Multiples · Sep 2020
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| pablo picasso | picador (a. r. 160) | Pablo Picasso | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| four heads of women (quatre têtes de femmes) | Edgar Degas | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| two nudes (c. 284) | Roy Lichtenstein | £120,000–£180,000 | |
| félicien rops | les sataniques (exsteens 784-787) | Felicien Rops | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| paul gauguin | noa noa (the small plate) (g. 47; k. 34) | Paul Gauguin | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| untitled (s. 177-186) | Donald Judd | £150,000–£200,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louise Bourgeois | Untitled, from Anatomy portfolio | $3,188 | Bonhams, Aug 2022 | |
| Louise Bourgeois | The Bad Mother (MoMA 978) | Phillips, Mar 2022 | ||
| Louise Bourgeois | Untitled | Doyle, Apr 2026 | ||
| Louise Bourgeois | Untitled, plate 3 from Topiary: The Art of Improving Nature | Phillips, Jan 2026 | ||
| Louise Bourgeois | Crochet V | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2023 | ||
| Louise Bourgeois | The Hour is devoted to revenge (diptych), from What is the S | Bonhams, May 2022 | ||
| Louise Bourgeois | Champ fleury, The White Cat | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2024 | ||
| Louise Bourgeois | Arched Figure (MoMA 1071/B) | Phillips, Apr 2026 |
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.