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- Estimate
- $5,000–$7,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Prints & Multiples: Summer Splash, New York · 16 August 2022
- Record ID
- TB-2026-553960
- Record
- first seen 21 Jul 2026 · updated 21 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Alexander Calder, Octopus, from Our Unfinished Revolution. Bonhams, 16 Aug 2022, lot 39. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-553960.
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Alexander Calder, Octopus, from Our Unfinished Revolution. Bonhams, 16 Aug 2022, lot 39. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-553960.
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From the same sale Prints & Multiples: Summer Splash · Aug 2022
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Julian Opie (born 1958); Ruth with Cigarette 4, from Twenty Six Portraits; | — | $1,500–$2,500 | |
| Swimmer | Alex Katz | $7,000–$10,000 | |
| La grande Baigneuse | Raoul Dufy | $2,500–$3,500 | |
| Piglet, from Wild Raspberries | Andy Warhol | $13,000–$15,000 | |
| Puerto Rican Parrot | Andy Warhol | $12,000–$18,000 | |
| Cateyeguy | Kenny Scharf | $1,200–$1,800 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Calder | Untitled (Balloons) | $10,838 | Bonhams, May 2022 | |
| Alexander Calder | Untitled | Sotheby's, Sep 2024 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Couple Running with the Moon , 1944 | Freeman's | Hindman, Dec 2025 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Papouse (Papoose) | Phillips, Oct 2021 | ||
| Alexander Calder | La mémoire élémentaire (Elementary Memory): one print | Phillips, Jun 2025 | ||
| Alexander Calder | The Big Top | Sotheby's, Jul 2022 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Spiral Imaginatif | Bonhams, Jun 2026 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Bird's Nest | Phillips, Oct 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.