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- Estimate
- $120,000–$180,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — Modern & Contemporary Art: Morning Session, New York · 21 May 2026
- Record ID
- TB-2026-149619
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Norman Lewis, Past Time. Phillips, 21 May 2026, lot 196. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-149619.
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Norman Lewis, Past Time. Phillips, 21 May 2026, lot 196. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-149619.
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From the same sale Modern & Contemporary Art: Morning Session · May 2026
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climb (Urban Bourbon) | Robert Rauschenberg | $500,000–$700,000 | |
| Untitled | Lee Bontecou | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| Untitled | Franz Kline | $100,000–$150,000 | |
| Untitled | Sam Gilliam | $80,000–$120,000 | |
| Comet (SF85-178) | Sam Francis | $150,000–$200,000 | |
| Destins illimités | Georges Mathieu | $100,000–$150,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Lewis | Many Perish, Many Plant Themselves | $143,750 | Christie's, Nov 2021 | |
| Norman Lewis | Enchancement | Sotheby's, May 2026 | ||
| Norman Lewis | Untitled (Rhododendrons) | Sotheby's, Oct 2025 | ||
| Norman Lewis | Awakening | Christie's, May 2026 | ||
| Norman Lewis | By the Light of the Moon | Christie's, Sep 2017 | ||
| Andy Warhol | Bald Eagle, from Endangered Species (F. & S. Ⅱ.296) | SBI Art Auction, Jan 2022 | ||
| Norman Lewis | Untitled | Sotheby's, Sep 2023 | ||
| Andy Warhol | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Dec 2021 |
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.