Lot 451 · Living Contemporary
When Something is a Picture; Which (Necessity); Inside Outside (A Difference in Images) (three works)
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- Estimate
- $600–$800 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Rago — Living Contemporary, Lambertville · 19 June 2024
- Record ID
- TB-2026-912997
- Record
- first seen 22 Jul 2026 · updated 22 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Steven Sorman, When Something is a Picture; Which (Necessity); Inside Outside (A Difference in Images) (three works). Rago, 19 Jun 2024, lot 451. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-912997.
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Steven Sorman, When Something is a Picture; Which (Necessity); Inside Outside (A Difference in Images) (three works). Rago, 19 Jun 2024, lot 451. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-912997.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Sorman | Memorized Distance | $438 | Heritage Auctions, Sep 2023 | |
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| Steven Sorman | A History , 1979 | Freeman's | Hindman, Aug 2021 | ||
| Steven Sorman | Those from Away II | Heritage Auctions, Aug 2022 | ||
| Steven Sorman | Letter from Matisse; One (No Two) 2 | Bonhams, Jan 2012 | ||
| Steven Sorman | In Step Out of Step III | Rago, Jun 2026 | ||
| Steven Sorman | In No Near Room , 1992 | Freeman's | Hindman, Jul 2022 | ||
| Steven Sorman | Those from Away | Heritage Auctions, Aug 2022 |
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