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- Estimate
- $15,000–$20,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Rago — Post War & Contemporary Art, Lambertville · 10 November 2021
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1030550
- Record
- first seen 22 Jul 2026 · updated 22 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Seymour Lipton, The Protector. Rago, 10 Nov 2021, lot 143. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1030550.
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Seymour Lipton, The Protector. Rago, 10 Nov 2021, lot 143. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1030550.
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From the same sale Post War & Contemporary Art · Nov 2021
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled | Hannah Wilke | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| Two Tree Island | Wilfred Zogbaum | $7,000–$9,000 | |
| Untitled | David Smith | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Recursive Infected Lighthouse | James Siena | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| Rolling Hills | Sally Michel Avery | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Three Landscape Pots: Night Bloom, Orchid and Bromeliad | Jonas Wood | $50,000–$70,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seymour Lipton | The Angry Poet | $22,500 | Sotheby's, Mar 2011 | |
| Seymour Lipton | All Directions; and two companion studies | Christie's, Feb 2016 | ||
| Seymour Lipton | Night Bloom | Phillips, Mar 2022 | ||
| Sam Francis | Blue (SF61-057) | Heritage Auctions, Nov 2025 | ||
| Larry Rivers | Blue Collar Holiday | Phillips, Feb 2026 | ||
| Seymour Lipton | Argosy | Sotheby's, Mar 2011 | ||
| Victor Vasarely | Mach | Bonhams, Jun 2025 | ||
| Seymour Lipton | Maquette for Laureate | Christie's, Oct 2001 |
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.