Lot 345 · Living Contemporary
Life Fly Lifes Flies (from the Leo Castelli 90th Birthday portfolio)
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- Estimate
- $1,000–$1,500 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Rago — Living Contemporary, Lambertville · 2 March 2022
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1018605
- Record
- first seen 22 Jul 2026 · updated 22 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Bruce Nauman, Life Fly Lifes Flies (from the Leo Castelli 90th Birthday portfolio). Rago, 2 Mar 2022, lot 345. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1018605.
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Bruce Nauman, Life Fly Lifes Flies (from the Leo Castelli 90th Birthday portfolio). Rago, 2 Mar 2022, lot 345. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1018605.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Cassetto cabinet | Jean De Merry | $8,000–$10,000 | |
| Bar cabinet | Aldo Tura | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Sconces, set of three | J.t. Kalmar | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| Cabinet | T. H. Robsjohn-gibbings | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| Cabinet | T. H. Robsjohn-gibbings | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| Dining chairs, set of four | Adrian Pearsall | $2,500–$3,500 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Nauman | Human Companionship, Human Drain, from Eight Lithographs to | $3,200 | Bonhams, Mar 2024 | |
| Bruce Nauman | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Dec 2025 | ||
| Bruce Nauman | Life Mask (G. 941, C. 41) | Phillips, Jun 2024 | ||
| Bruce Nauman | Use Me | Christie's, Jul 2026 | ||
| Bruce Nauman | Life Mask | Christie's, Jul 2025 | ||
| Bruce Nauman | Use Me (C. 59) | Phillips, Sep 2024 | ||
| Bruce Nauman | Untitled, from Fingers and Holes | Sotheby's, Jun 2023 | ||
| Bruce Nauman | Doe Fawn | Bonhams, Jun 2026 |
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.