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- Estimate
- $300,000–$500,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Curated, New York · 27 September 2024
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5238565
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Willem De Kooning, Litho #1 (Waves #1). Sotheby's, 27 Sep 2024, lot 114. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5238565.
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Willem De Kooning, Litho #1 (Waves #1). Sotheby's, 27 Sep 2024, lot 114. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5238565.
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From the same sale Contemporary Curated · Sep 2024
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rat Bastard ("Shade") | Bruce Conner | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Duino 4 | Fernando De Szyszlo | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Untitled | Alexander Calder | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Mrs. Alice Tully Hall | George Condo | $150,000–$200,000 | |
| Untitled | — | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Two Nudes, from Nudes Series (Corlett 284) | Roy Lichtenstein | $150,000–$250,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willem De Kooning | high point | $400,000 | Sotheby's, Nov 2019 | |
| Willem De Kooning | Still Life | Phillips, May 2024 | ||
| Willem De Kooning | untitled | Sotheby's, May 2019 | ||
| Willem De Kooning | Untitled | Christie's, May 2023 | ||
| Willem De Kooning | Head #3 | Christie's, Dec 2020 | ||
| Willem De Kooning | Untitled (Woman Abstraction) | Sotheby's, Nov 2024 | ||
| Willem De Kooning | Litho #1 (Waves #1) | Christie's, Oct 2023 | ||
| Willem De Kooning | Untitled #4 | Sotheby's, May 2026 |
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.