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- Estimate
- $800,000–$1,200,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — The Now & Contemporary Evening Auction, New York · 19 November 2025
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5336404
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Roy Lichtenstein, Sound of Music (Study). Sotheby's, 19 Nov 2025, lot 136. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5336404.
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Roy Lichtenstein, Sound of Music (Study). Sotheby's, 19 Nov 2025, lot 136. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5336404.
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From the same sale The Now & Contemporary Evening Auction · Nov 2025
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdling: Sky Blue | Reggie Burrows Hodges | $300,000–$400,000 | |
| thicket | Yu Nishimura | $80,000–$120,000 | |
| Cubist Still Life with Vase and Flowers | Roy Lichtenstein | $4,000,000–$6,000,000 | |
| No Title (Preparing the Ground) | Raymond Pettibon | $1,000,000–$1,500,000 | |
| Hulk (Rock) | Jeff Koons | $2,000,000–$3,000,000 | |
| Anxious Red Painting August 20th | Rashid Johnson | $1,000,000–$1,500,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Lichtenstein | Cup and Saucer I (Study) | $508,000 | Sotheby's, May 2025 | |
| Roy Lichtenstein | The Red Horseman (Study) | Christie's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Roy Lichtenstein | Nude Reading (from Nudes Series) | Sotheby's, May 2025 | ||
| Roy Lichtenstein | Cathedral (Study) | Sotheby's, Oct 2025 | ||
| Roy Lichtenstein | Interior with Water Lilies (Study) | Christie's, Dec 2020 | ||
| Roy Lichtenstein | Untitled | Sotheby's, May 2025 | ||
| Roy Lichtenstein | Brushstroke still life with lamp | Christie's, Dec 2020 | ||
| Roy Lichtenstein | I Love Liberty (Study) | Sotheby's, Nov 2024 |
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