Lot 43 · From Daumier to Olitski: Select Works from The William Louis-Dreyfus Foundation and Family Collections
Typewriter Eraser; and Pile of Erasers (Axsom & Platzker 65 & 130)
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- Estimate
- $1,500–$2,500 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — From Daumier to Olitski: Select Works from The William Louis-Dreyfus Foundation and Family Collections, New York · 23 September 2021
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4956485
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Claes Oldenburg, Typewriter Eraser; and Pile of Erasers (Axsom & Platzker 65 & 130). Sotheby's, 23 Sep 2021, lot 43. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4956485.
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Claes Oldenburg, Typewriter Eraser; and Pile of Erasers (Axsom & Platzker 65 & 130). Sotheby's, 23 Sep 2021, lot 43. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4956485.
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From the same sale From Daumier to Olitski: Select Works from The William Louis-Dreyfus Foundation and Family Collections · Sep 2021
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled (City as Alphabet); and Alphabet in the Form of a Good Humor… | Claes Oldenburg | $1,500–$2,500 | |
| Femme nue debout | Alberto Giacometti | $12,000–$18,000 | |
| Tea Bag (Axsom & Platzker 82) | Claes Oldenburg | $800–$1,200 | |
| A Delicate Landscape | J. Alfonso Toft | $300–$500 | |
| For Cristina | Saul Steinberg | $7,000–$9,000 | |
| Untitled | Ilya Bolotowsky | $7,000–$9,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Claes Oldenburg | Knife Ship Superimposed on the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum | Heritage Auctions, Jan 2026 | ||
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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.