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- Estimate
- $30,000–$40,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art, New York · 18 December 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4894637
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Vija Celmins, Untitled. Sotheby's, 18 Dec 2020, lot 19. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4894637.
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Vija Celmins, Untitled. Sotheby's, 18 Dec 2020, lot 19. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4894637.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vija Celmins | Ocean Surface | $30,240 | Phillips, Apr 2022 | |
| Vija Celmins | Comet, from Skowhegan Suite 1992 | Phillips, Oct 2025 | ||
| Vija Celmins | Drypoint - Ocean Surface | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2025 | ||
| Vija Celmins | Strata (G. 1056, R. 15) | Phillips, Oct 2025 | ||
| Vija Celmins | Sky (from Untitled Portfolio ) , 1975 | Freeman's | Hindman, Oct 2020 | ||
| Vija Celmins | Night Sky 3 | Phillips, Oct 2020 | ||
| Vija Celmins | Ocean, from Untitled Portfolio | Phillips, Apr 2018 | ||
| Vija Celmins | Untitled (Desert), from Untitled Series | Bonhams, Oct 2019 |
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.