Lot 121 · 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale
Untitled (CR.CY and Cream Butterfly Blonde Butterfly Drawing in Two Parts)
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- Estimate
- $40,000–$60,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, New York · 10 May 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-265325
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Mark Grotjahn, Untitled (CR.CY and Cream Butterfly Blonde Butterfly Drawing in Two Parts). Phillips, 10 May 2016, lot 121. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-265325.
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Mark Grotjahn, Untitled (CR.CY and Cream Butterfly Blonde Butterfly Drawing in Two Parts). Phillips, 10 May 2016, lot 121. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-265325.
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From the same sale 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale · May 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled | Ahmed Alsoudani | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| Untitled (New Jersey) | Michael Riedel | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| The Intersection Series: Person Playing Poker/Beach Scene | John Baldessari | $280,000–$350,000 | |
| No. 209 Dreissigsterjunizweitausendundnull | Ugo Rondinone | $100,000–$150,000 | |
| Untitled (reclining figure) | Rebecca Warren | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Kappa Scalp | Mike Kelley | $20,000–$30,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Grotjahn | Untitled | $50,000 | Phillips, May 2019 | |
| Mark Grotjahn | Two works: Untitled (Blue and Cream) | Phillips, Sep 2021 | ||
| Mark Grotjahn | Angry Flower | Sotheby's, Nov 2010 | ||
| Mark Grotjahn | untitled (angry flower) | Sotheby's, Nov 2018 | ||
| Mark Grotjahn | Poker Face (4,097) | Sotheby's, Sep 2014 | ||
| Mark Grotjahn | Untitled (Black and Cream Butterfly MPG 05) | Sotheby's, May 2024 | ||
| Mark Grotjahn | untitled (black and blue butterfly explosion) | Sotheby's, Nov 2011 | ||
| Mark Grotjahn | Untitled (Ribbon Drawing) | Sotheby's, Jun 2026 |
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.