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- Estimate
- $12,000–$15,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Asia, New York · 17 September 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3784007
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Gu Wenda, Untitled. Sotheby's, 17 Sep 2008, lot 153. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3784007.
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Gu Wenda, Untitled. Sotheby's, 17 Sep 2008, lot 153. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3784007.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Asia · Sep 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Wedding No. 2 | Pu Jie | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Hair | Zhang Enli | $7,000–$10,000 | |
| Short Tara Puja | Huang Gang | $15,000–$25,000 | |
| Two Eagles | Cai Guo-qiang | $380,000–$550,000 | |
| Slave | Sui Jianguo | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| Tibetan Block Sculpture | Huang Gang | $25,000–$35,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gu Wenda | Storm Clouds Gathering Over a Small Hut, 1993 | $10,328 | Bonhams, May 2023 | |
| Gu Wenda | Gu's Phase Series: Chinese Zodiac, The Year of Chicken | Sotheby's, Oct 2010 | ||
| Gu Wenda | Gu's Phrase Series: Wind and Bamboo | Heritage Auctions, Sep 2019 | ||
| Gu Wenda | Gu Wenda | Christie's, Nov 2011 | ||
| Gu Wenda | Zodiac Series: Year of the Snake | Christie's, Nov 2016 | ||
| Gu Wenda | Pseudo Character H9 | Phillips, May 2026 | ||
| Gu Wenda | Calligraphy - Poem by Zhengming | Christie's, Nov 2016 | ||
| Gu Wenda | Untitled (Pseudo Characters) | Heritage Auctions, May 2016 |
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.