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Lot 156 · 20 | 21 Art

First Theme

Burgoyne Diller

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Estimate
$3,000–$5,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Rago — 20 | 21 Art, New York · 20 May 2020
Record ID
TB-2026-1066853
Record
first seen 22 Jul 2026 · updated 22 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Burgoyne Diller, First Theme. Rago, 20 May 2020, lot 156. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1066853.

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From the same sale 20 | 21 Art · May 2020

LotArtistEstimateResult
Untitled Béla Czóbel $3,000–$5,000
Untitled Jan Cybis $2,500–$3,500
Dancer Claes Oldenburg $7,000–$9,000
Piccola Bagnante Emilio Greco $10,000–$15,000
Untitled Nadezhda Udaltsova $6,000–$8,000
Nudes in a Forest Neil Welliver $2,000–$3,000

Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

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Burgoyne Diller Geometric Composition $3,024 Wright, Feb 2024
Burgoyne Diller Second Theme Rago, Jun 2022
Burgoyne Diller Yellow Bands Rago, Mar 2023
Burgoyne Diller Untitled (Second Theme) Rago, Dec 2020
Burgoyne Diller Untitled (First Theme) Rago, Sep 2022
Burgoyne Diller Collage Phillips, Oct 2025
Burgoyne Diller Third Theme Sotheby's, Jun 2021
Burgoyne Diller Untitled Wright, Apr 2023

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