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- Estimate
- $10,000–$15,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War & Contemporary Morning Session , New York · 11 November 2009
- Dimensions
- 19½ x 25 in. (49.5 x 63.5 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5212866
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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David Smith, The Italian Theme. Christie's, 11 Nov 2009, lot 104. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5212866.
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David Smith, The Italian Theme. Christie's, 11 Nov 2009, lot 104. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5212866.
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From the same sale Post-War & Contemporary Morning Session · Nov 2009
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lois Long (1918-2005) | Lois Long (1918-2005) | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Son of Spectre | Mel Ramos | $50,000–$70,000 | |
| Study for Homage to the Square: Towards the South | Josef Albers | $200,000–$300,000 | |
| Untitled (Akt mit Flügel) | Georg Baselitz | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| Cow Pond | Wayne Thiebaud | $100,000–$150,000 | |
| Untitled | Sam Francis | $18,000–$25,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Smith | Untitled (1960 23/16) 1960 | $28,050 | Bonhams, Jan 2023 | |
| David Smith | large oval | Sotheby's, Nov 2019 | ||
| David Smith | 3-17-62 | Rago, Mar 2022 | ||
| David Smith | david smith | untitled-nude | Sotheby's, Dec 2019 | ||
| David Smith | Untitled 1955 | Bonhams, Jul 2020 | ||
| David Smith | david smith | untitled | Sotheby's, Oct 2020 | ||
| David Smith | Untitled | Christie's, Dec 2021 | ||
| David Smith | untitled | Sotheby's, Nov 2018 |
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.