Lot 22 · Contemporary Edition featuring: Behind the Stars, Five Decades of Derriere L'Etoile Studios
Burning Desire, from Ecstasy: Exit Art Portfolio 2010
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- Estimate
- $2,000–$3,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Contemporary Edition featuring: Behind the Stars, Five Decades of Derriere L'Etoile Studios, New York · 16 July 2026
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 30 x 22 in. (762 x 559 mm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3063001
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-3063001 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3063001
Willie Cole, Burning Desire, from Ecstasy: Exit Art Portfolio 2010. Christie's, 16 Jul 2026, lot 22. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3063001.
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Willie Cole, Burning Desire, from Ecstasy: Exit Art Portfolio 2010. Christie's, 16 Jul 2026, lot 22. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3063001.
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From the same sale Contemporary Edition featuring: Behind the Stars, Five Decades of Derriere L'Etoile Studios · Jul 2026
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled (One Begins with Line...) | RAYMOND PETTIBON (B. 1957) AND MARCEL DZAMA (B. 1974) | $1,000–$1,500 | |
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| Lightning | Richard Bosman | $800–$1,200 | |
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| Porgy & Bess: four prints | Kara Walker | $4,000–$6,000 | upcoming |
| Excerpt | Kara Walker | $6,000–$8,000 | upcoming |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Cole | Untitled (from the Mettlesome + Meddlesome portfolio) | $1,143 | Wright, Oct 2025 | |
| Willie Cole | Always on Target (from the Irons series) | Rago, May 2025 | ||
| Willie Cole | P.o.v. | Rago, Oct 2020 | ||
| Willie Cole | Untitled | Rago, Oct 2020 | ||
| Robert Rauschenberg | Quarry Local One | Rago, Jun 2026 | ||
| Willie Cole | American Domestic | Phillips, Oct 2019 | ||
| Robert Rauschenberg | Features from currents, 1970 | Finarte, Jul 2026 | ||
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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.