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- Estimate
- $150–$250 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art, New York · 18 December 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4894144
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Walter Barker, Blue Painting. Sotheby's, 18 Dec 2020, lot 229. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4894144.
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Walter Barker, Blue Painting. Sotheby's, 18 Dec 2020, lot 229. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4894144.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art · Dec 2020
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bull | Elaine De Kooning | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Landscape with Calm No. 2 | Leon Kossoff | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Calico Bunny | Claes Oldenburg | $50,000–$70,000 | |
| Round Three | Tom Wesselmann | $50,000–$70,000 | |
| Untitled | Ken Price | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| In a Dream | Lita Albuquerque | $8,000–$12,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Barker | higher and higher | $1,375 | Sotheby's, Apr 2020 | |
| Sam Francis | Metal Field I (SFE-2C) (L. I5) | Phillips, Oct 2022 | ||
| Walter Barker | walter barker | giudecca | Sotheby's, Oct 2020 | ||
| Sam Francis | Paradise of Ash (SF-276), 1981 | Bonhams, Nov 2025 | ||
| Robert Longo | Eric, from Men in the Cities | Bonhams, Dec 2021 | ||
| Walter Barker | salute to piero | Sotheby's, Apr 2020 | ||
| Sam Francis | Untitled, from Presidential Portfolio | Bonhams, Sep 2026 | ||
| Thomas Downing | Untitled (DOWPT050) | Rago, Mar 2025 |
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.