Lot 670 · Post War and Contemporary Art Afternoon Session
You Became a Scientific Profile/An Anthrpological Debate/A Negroid Type/& A Photographic Subject
Carrie Mae Weems · four framed monochromatic color coupler prints with sand-blasted text on glass
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- Estimate
- $5,000–$7,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post War and Contemporary Art Afternoon Session, New York · 10 May 2006
- Dimensions
- each: 26¾ x 22¾ in. (68 x 57.8 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5688580
- Record
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Carrie Mae Weems, You Became a Scientific Profile/An Anthrpological Debate/A Negroid Type/& A Photographic Subject. Christie's, 10 May 2006, lot 670. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5688580.
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Carrie Mae Weems, You Became a Scientific Profile/An Anthrpological Debate/A Negroid Type/& A Photographic Subject. Christie's, 10 May 2006, lot 670. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5688580.
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From the same sale Post War and Contemporary Art Afternoon Session · May 2006
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vogel | Mathias Weischer (b. 1973) | $70,000–$90,000 | |
| Hot Water | Jean-Michel Basquait and Andy Warhol (1960-1988) & (1928-1987) | $200,000–$300,000 | |
| Untitled | Rudolph Stingel (b. 1956) | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Igor and Fish | Philip Lorca diCorcia (b. 1953) | $25,000–$30,000 | |
| Untitled | Richard Tuttle | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| Dangerous | Lisa Ruyter | $20,000–$30,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrie Mae Weems | Untitled (from Not Manet's Type) | $14,400 | Sotheby's, Oct 2024 | |
| Carrie Mae Weems | The Broken, See Duchamp | Phillips, Jun 2021 | ||
| Carrie Mae Weems | From Here I Saw What Happened and I Cried (diptych) | Heritage Auctions, Nov 2025 | ||
| Carrie Mae Weems | Magenta Colored Girl | Phillips, Oct 2024 | ||
| Carrie Mae Weems | Made for Him, Made for Her | Sotheby's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Carrie Mae Weems | Moody Blue Girl | Sotheby's, Oct 2023 | ||
| Carrie Mae Weems | Mom at Work from Family Pictures and Stories | Phillips, Apr 2022 | ||
| Carrie Mae Weems | Woman in White | Sotheby's, Nov 2024 |
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.