Lot 204 · Post-War & Contemporary Morning Session
Yellow Rock
Norman Bluhm · triptych--oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- $60,000–$80,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War & Contemporary Morning Session , New York · 11 November 2009
- Dimensions
- overall: 72 x 108 in. (182.8 x 274.3 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5213007
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Norman Bluhm, Yellow Rock. Christie's, 11 Nov 2009, lot 204. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5213007.
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Norman Bluhm, Yellow Rock. Christie's, 11 Nov 2009, lot 204. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5213007.
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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 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Bluhm | Balaclava 1960 | $75,894 | Bonhams, Jun 2025 | |
| Norman Bluhm | Flamberge | Sotheby's, May 2014 | ||
| Norman Bluhm | Open Hearth 1960 | Bonhams, Nov 2023 | ||
| Norman Bluhm | untitled | Sotheby's, Mar 2020 | ||
| Norman Bluhm | Wedding Ring | Sotheby's, May 2006 | ||
| Norman Bluhm | Open Red | Sotheby's, Nov 2024 | ||
| Norman Bluhm | untitled | Sotheby's, Sep 2019 | ||
| Norman Bluhm | Untitled 1959 | Bonhams, May 2022 |
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.