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- Estimate
- $1,000–$2,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art, New York · 18 December 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4894559
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Ricky Swallow, Initiation. Sotheby's, 18 Dec 2020, lot 193. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4894559.
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Ricky Swallow, Initiation. Sotheby's, 18 Dec 2020, lot 193. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4894559.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art · Dec 2020
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Painting | Walter Barker | $150–$250 | |
| 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 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Swallow | Here Comes The Snakes, 2005 | $348 | Bonhams, Feb 2023 | |
| Alexander Calder | Beastie (from the Flying Colors portfolio) | Rago, Nov 2024 | ||
| Andy Warhol | Andy Warhol (1928 - 1987) | Kruso Art, Jan 2025 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Sky Swirl, from Flying Colors | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2025 | ||
| David Hockney | Composition Red & Blue | Phillips, Sep 2023 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Derrière le Miroir (two periodicals) | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2022 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Homage to Calder (from XXe Siècle) | Rago, Jun 2024 | ||
| Ricky Swallow | Ricky Swallow (born 1974) Portrait after Paul Thek/Palermo C | Bonhams, Jan 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.