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- Estimate
- $8,000–$12,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — First Open Post-War and Contemporary Art , New York · 31 May 2005
- Dimensions
- 22½ x 35 in. (57.1 x 88.9 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5262026
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Al Held, Al Held (1928-2005). Christie's, 31 May 2005, lot 143. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5262026.
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Al Held, Al Held (1928-2005). Christie's, 31 May 2005, lot 143. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5262026.
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From the same sale First Open Post-War and Contemporary Art · May 2005
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Figure in Room | Joan Brown | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Three Animals (Poster for Lisbon) | John Baldessari | $15,000–$25,000 | |
| Untitled | Cady Noland | $12,000–$18,000 | |
| Guildenstern | Gerhard Richter | $7,000–$9,000 | |
| Terra Incognita | Kerry James Marshall | $300,000–$400,000 | |
| Untitled (paul writing my name, no. 2) | Rirkrit Tiravanija | $20,000–$30,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Held | Untitled | $21,250 | Phillips, Jul 2020 | |
| Al Held | Untitled; D Series No. 6; D Series No. 8 [Three Works] | Christie's, Jul 2023 | ||
| Al Held | #2-60 | Phillips, Mar 2014 | ||
| Al Held | untitled (four drawings) | Sotheby's, Sep 2008 | ||
| Al Held | al held | untitled 'r' | Sotheby's, Apr 2019 | ||
| Al Held | Victoria XIV | Sotheby's, Oct 2023 | ||
| Al Held | florentine two | Sotheby's, Mar 2019 | ||
| Al Held | Untitled (Black lines on white paper) | Rago, Feb 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.