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- Estimate
- $6,000–$8,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Discoveries, New York · 27 February 2026
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5356747
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Frank Stella, Shards I; and Shards II (Axsom 144 & 145). Sotheby's, 27 Feb 2026, lot 731. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5356747.
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Frank Stella, Shards I; and Shards II (Axsom 144 & 145). Sotheby's, 27 Feb 2026, lot 731. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5356747.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Painted Book Cover #30 | Helen Frankenthaler | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Fournez | — | $15,000–$20,000 | |
| Sphere (White) | Takashi Murakami | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Marking the Forehead | Dan Colen | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Cinzano (Two Works) | José Gurvich | $15,000–$20,000 | |
| Electric Chair: One Print (Feldman & Schellmann II.82) | Andy Warhol | $8,000–$12,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Stella | Shards Va (Axsom 152) | $7,680 | Sotheby's, Feb 2026 | |
| Frank Stella | Sunapee, from Eccentric Polygons (G. 546, A. & K. 100) | Phillips, Mar 2022 | ||
| Frank Stella | Polar Co-ordinates V (Axsom 123) | SBI Art Auction, Jul 2023 | ||
| Frank Stella | Black Adder (from V Series ) , 1968 | Freeman's | Hindman, May 2022 | ||
| Frank Stella | Ahab, from The Waves (A. 192) | Phillips, Jun 2024 | ||
| Frank Stella | Die Fahne Hoch!, from Black Series I | Christie's, Sep 2021 | ||
| Frank Stella | Polar Co-ordinates VI, from Polar Co-ordinates for Ronnie Pe | Sotheby's, Oct 2023 | ||
| Frank Stella | Black Adder from V series, 1968 | Bonhams, Sep 2024 |
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.