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- Estimate
- $500–$700 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Wright — Post War + Contemporary Art, New York · 10 December 2009
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1917536
- Record
- first seen 24 Jul 2026 · updated 24 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Richard Tuttle, Open Carefully. Wright, 10 Dec 2009, lot 829. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1917536.
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Richard Tuttle, Open Carefully. Wright, 10 Dec 2009, lot 829. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1917536.
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From the same sale Post War + Contemporary Art · Dec 2009
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head | Charles Farkas | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| Angel | Carl Milles | $7,000–$9,000 | |
| Pablo Picasso, Vallauris, France | Arnold Newman | $2,000–$3,000 | |
| Georgia O'Keeffe with bust by Mary Callery, Ghost Ranch, NM | Eliot Porter | $1,000–$1,500 | |
| Bust | Joseph Maria Subirachs | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| Club Allegro Fortissimo, Paris | William Klein | $2,500–$3,500 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Tuttle | [no title recorded] | $601 | Dorotheum, Apr 2026 | |
| Richard Tuttle | Flip (from Exit 99: Exit Art Portfolio 1999) | Rago, Jun 2026 | ||
| Richard Tuttle | Metal Shoes 2 | Wright, Jul 2024 | ||
| Richard Tuttle | Homesick as a Nail | Heritage Auctions, Sep 2023 | ||
| Richard Tuttle | Gold | Christie's, Mar 2023 | ||
| Richard Tuttle | Calm Down, from Artists for Obama | Heritage Auctions, Dec 2021 | ||
| Richard Tuttle | Community | Rago, Mar 2022 | ||
| Richard Tuttle | Costume A (from the Costume portfolio) | Rago, Aug 2025 |
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.