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- Estimate
- $15,000–$20,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's N07995 · 13 May 2004
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3047561
- Record
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Christian Schumann, Useless. Sotheby's, 13 May 2004, lot 474. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3047561.
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Christian Schumann, Useless. Sotheby's, 13 May 2004, lot 474. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3047561.
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From the same sale Sotheby's N07995 · May 2004
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled (S64) | Christopher Wood | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| Clown Skull | Vik Muniz | $15,000–$20,000 | |
| Untitled | Keith Haring | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Untitled (Reclining Nude) | John Currin | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| Double Sided Drawing of Cake Slices | Wayne Thiebaud | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| Elegy for the Spanish Republic, XXX | Robert Motherwell | $50,000–$70,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Schumann | Unit | $21,150 | Christie's, Nov 2000 | |
| Christian Schumann | Last Breath of the Flower Eater | Sotheby's, Sep 2007 | ||
| Andy Warhol | Marilyn Invitation (Castelli Graphics) | Bonhams, Nov 2022 | ||
| Sol Lewitt | Sans titre (ligne) | Christie's, Jun 2022 | ||
| Vik Muniz | La Bacchante, after Gustave Courbet from Pictures of Magazin | Phillips, Nov 2023 | ||
| Christian Schumann | 55 ¢ special | Sotheby's, Nov 2006 | ||
| Andy Warhol | Self-Portrait | Christie's, Mar 2025 | ||
| Sam Francis | Pioggia d'Oro (Golden Rain) | Bonhams, Nov 2021 |
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.