Lot 30 B · Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale
Agency
Robert Ryman · Lascaux acrylic on sized linen canvas mounted on fiberglass panel
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- Estimate
- $4,000,000–$6,000,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale, New York · 17 May 2017
- Dimensions
- 61 3/4 x 61 3/4 in. (156.8 x 156.8 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3932744
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Robert Ryman, Agency. Christie's, 17 May 2017, lot 30 B. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3932744.
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Robert Ryman, Agency. Christie's, 17 May 2017, lot 30 B. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3932744.
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From the same sale Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale · May 2017
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled II | Willem De Kooning | $25,000,000–$35,000,000 | |
| Painter at Night | Philip Guston | $8,000,000–$12,000,000 | |
| Hamid in Alcheringa | Julian Schnabel | $200,000–$300,000 | |
| La Lecture, 1924, Femme au Livre, 1924, Positioned together, Tous les… | Louise Lawler | $70,000–$90,000 | |
| Flattop | Joe Bradley | $1,000,000–$1,500,000 | |
| Untitled | Donald Judd | $500,000–$700,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Ryman | Subject | $3,767,000 | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | |
| Robert Ryman | Gate | Sotheby's, Oct 2023 | ||
| Robert Ryman | Untitled | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Robert Ryman | Mark | Phillips, May 2023 | ||
| Robert Ryman | robert ryman | branch | Sotheby's, Oct 2020 | ||
| Robert Ryman | Basis | Sotheby's, Nov 2013 | ||
| Ed Ruscha | ed ruscha | do az i do | Sotheby's, Oct 2020 | ||
| Robert Ryman | Versions VI | Sotheby's, May 2013 |
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.