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- Estimate
- $50,000–$70,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art, New York · 18 December 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4894149
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Claes Oldenburg, Calico Bunny. Sotheby's, 18 Dec 2020, lot 141. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4894149.
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Claes Oldenburg, Calico Bunny. Sotheby's, 18 Dec 2020, lot 141. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4894149.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art · Dec 2020
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Painting | Walter Barker | $150–$250 | |
| Bull | Elaine De Kooning | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Landscape with Calm No. 2 | Leon Kossoff | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Round Three | Tom Wesselmann | $50,000–$70,000 | |
| Untitled | Ken Price | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| In a Dream | Lita Albuquerque | $8,000–$12,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claes Oldenburg | 1st Eraser Prototype | $57,150 | Christie's, Nov 2025 | |
| Claes Oldenburg | Sculpture in the Form of Trowel Stuck in the Ground (Model) | Christie's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Claes Oldenburg | Flying Pizza (Original Drawing for New York Ten ) | Phillips, May 2023 | ||
| Claes Oldenburg | Proposal for a Sculpture in the Form of a Saw, Sawing | Sotheby's, Nov 2025 | ||
| Claes Oldenburg | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Nov 2023 | ||
| Claes Oldenburg | Fagend Study | Christie's, May 2024 | ||
| Claes Oldenburg | Geometric Mouse, Scale B (Red) | Sotheby's, Sep 2025 | ||
| Claes Oldenburg | Profile Airflow | Christie's, Oct 2015 |
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