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- Estimate
- $2,000,000–$3,000,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Modern Evening Auction, New York · 17 November 2021
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4977514
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Alexander Calder, Thirty Inches of Red. Sotheby's, 17 Nov 2021, lot 22. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4977514.
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Alexander Calder, Thirty Inches of Red. Sotheby's, 17 Nov 2021, lot 22. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4977514.
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From the same sale Modern Evening Auction · Nov 2021
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Joie de vivre sur fond rouge | Fernand Léger | $3,000,000–$4,000,000 | |
| Grosses Schererportrait (Der Maler; Zeichnender Maler; Grünes Selbstb… | Ernst Ludwig Kirchner | $2,500,000–$3,500,000 | |
| Sueño (Nephesh as the Soul in a State of Sleep) | Leonora Carrington | $1,500,000–$2,500,000 | |
| Pink Spotted Lily | Georgia O'keeffe | $3,000,000–$5,000,000 | |
| Le Peintre et son modèle | Pablo Picasso | $2,500,000–$3,500,000 | |
| Composition (Les Clés) | Fernand Léger | $3,000,000–$4,000,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Calder | New Blériot | $3,206,000 | Phillips, Nov 2023 | |
| Alexander Calder | Mauvaises herbes | Sotheby's, Nov 2024 | ||
| Alexander Calder | untitled | Sotheby's, Jun 2019 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Petite croix | Phillips, Nov 2022 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Untitled | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Alexander Calder | White Moon | Phillips, Nov 2021 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Fourteen Black Leaves | Phillips, Jun 2021 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Caged Stone on Yellow Stalk | Christie's, May 2023 |
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.