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- Estimate
- $5,000,000–$7,000,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — American Visionary: The Collection of Mrs. John L. Marion, New York · 12 May 2021
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4924740
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Sam Francis, Black and Yellow. Sotheby's, 12 May 2021, lot 15. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4924740.
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Sam Francis, Black and Yellow. Sotheby's, 12 May 2021, lot 15. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4924740.
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From the same sale American Visionary: The Collection of Mrs. John L. Marion · May 2021
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean Park #40 | Richard Diebenkorn | $20,000,000–$30,000,000 | |
| Woman in Hat and Gloves | Richard Diebenkorn | $3,000,000–$5,000,000 | |
| Abstraktes Bild | Gerhard Richter | $14,000,000–$18,000,000 | |
| PH-125 (1948-No. 1) | Clyfford Still | $25,000,000–$35,000,000 | |
| Neopha | Susan Rothenberg | $500,000–$700,000 | |
| Color Numeral Series (ULAE 59-68) | Jasper Johns | $450,000–$650,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Francis | Middle Blue | $6,354,500 | Christie's, May 2010 | |
| Sam Francis | Red and Pink | Christie's, Nov 2011 | ||
| Sam Francis | Why Then Opened II | Christie's, May 2017 | ||
| Sam Francis | Blue Composition | Christie's, Oct 2020 | ||
| Andy Warhol | 4 Colored Marilyns (Reversal Series) | Phillips, May 2026 | ||
| Sam Francis | Red No. 1 | Christie's, May 2016 | ||
| Roy Lichtenstein | George Washington | Christie's, Nov 2024 | ||
| Sam Francis | Summer #1 | Sotheby's, May 2016 |
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.