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- Estimate
- $4,500–$5,500 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Exquisite Eye: Chinese Paintings Online, Hong Kong · 2 May 2007
- Dimensions
- P. 14¼ x 11 7/8 in. (362 x 302 mm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5567614
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Samuel Margolies, Men of Steel. Christie's, 2 May 2007, lot 17. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5567614.
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Samuel Margolies, Men of Steel. Christie's, 2 May 2007, lot 17. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5567614.
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From the same sale Exquisite Eye: Chinese Paintings Online · May 2007
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erosia I (S. 134) | ROBERT INDIANA WITH CAROLYN BRADY | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| Poster for Warhol/Basquiat Paintings | ANDY WARHOL AND JEAN MICHEL BASQUIAT | $2,500–$3,500 | |
| Presenting Wine | Qiu Zhu | HK$30,000–HK$50,000 | |
| Luis de Góngora y Argote, Vingt poèmes , Paris, Les Grands Peintres M… | Pablo Picasso | $18,000–$22,000 | |
| Twisted Tree (Lunn 25) | Milton Avery | $2,500–$3,500 | |
| Le fleuve scamandre, 1 e r e planche (D.; S. 24) | Pierre-auguste Renoir | $1,500–$2,500 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Margolies | Builders of Babylon | $3,750 | Bonhams, Apr 2017 | |
| Samuel Margolies | Samuel L. Margolies (1897-1974) | Kedem, Mar 2018 | ||
| Samuel Margolies | Men of Steel | Phillips, Apr 2017 | ||
| Jim Dine | The Robe in France (D'Oench & Feinberg 184) | Sotheby's, Oct 2024 | ||
| Frank Stella | Sidi Ifni, 1973 | Bonhams, May 2025 | ||
| Marc Chagall | Selbstbildnis (Autoportrait) | Sotheby's, Apr 2025 | ||
| Jim Dine | Double Venus in the Sky at Night (D'O. & F. 166) | Phillips, Jun 2023 | ||
| Marc Chagall | Granada from Paroles Peintes I | Bonhams, Jun 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.