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- Estimate
- $3,000,000–$5,000,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale, New York · 11 May 2010
- Dimensions
- 72 x 96 in. (182.9 x 243.8 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5070538
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Sam Francis, Middle Blue. Christie's, 11 May 2010, lot 38. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5070538.
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Sam Francis, Middle Blue. Christie's, 11 May 2010, lot 38. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5070538.
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From the same sale Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale · May 2010
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Electric Chair | Andy Warhol | $2,000,000–$3,000,000 | |
| Self-Portrait | Andy Warhol | $5,000,000–$7,000,000 | |
| Sun at the Wall | Hans Hofmann | $1,500,000–$2,000,000 | |
| Vanity | Eric Fischl | $1,000,000–$1,500,000 | |
| Stella | Marlene Dumas | $700,000–$1,000,000 | |
| Isabella's Line | John Chamberlain | $400,000–$600,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Francis | Red and Pink | $4,869,000 | Christie's, Nov 2011 | |
| David Hockney | Track and Hedgerow, January | Christie's, Nov 2023 | ||
| Sam Francis | Deep Blue and Black | Sotheby's, Nov 2014 | ||
| Sam Francis | Blue Composition | Christie's, Oct 2020 | ||
| Andy Warhol | 4 Colored Marilyns (Reversal Series) | Phillips, May 2026 | ||
| David Hockney | View From Terrace III | Sotheby's, Nov 2023 | ||
| Sam Francis | Summer #1 | Sotheby's, May 2016 | ||
| Sam Francis | Red No. 1 | Christie'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.