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- Estimate
- $3,000–$5,000 hammer
- Result
- upcoming — 18 September 2026
- Performance
- Sale
- Rago — Defining Modern: The Collection of Mark McDonald, Lambertville · 18 September 2026
- Record ID
- TB-2026-17773165
- Record
- first seen 3 Sep 2026 · updated 8 Sep 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-17773165 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-17773165
Robert Wilson, Archaeozoic Earth Strata. Rago, 18 Sep 2026, lot 175. estimate $3,000–$5,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-17773165.
Sell probability TheBasis model · trained on recorded passes
85% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 92,006 held-out lots the model scored about 86%, 80% sold.
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Robert Wilson, Archaeozoic Earth Strata. Rago, 18 Sep 2026, lot 175. estimate $3,000–$5,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-17773165.
From the same sale Defining Modern: The Collection of Mark McDonald · Sep 2026
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled (Abstraction) | Mario Carreño | $2,000–$3,000 | upcoming |
| Log holder | Modern | $1,000–$1,500 | upcoming |
| Wall panel | Modern | $800–$1,000 | upcoming |
| Object 3 (B.E.) | Claire Falkenstein | $5,000–$7,000 | upcoming |
| Untitled | Gene Davis | $30,000–$50,000 | upcoming |
| Ceramic Form No. 2-03 | Leza Mcvey | $8,000–$10,000 | upcoming |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Wilson | Hamletmachine Chair | $4,063 | Rago, Jul 2021 | |
| Robert Wilson | Pelleas Prologue | Rago, May 2026 | ||
| Robert Wilson | Untitled Fables Drawing (Green, I Am) | Wright, Sep 2020 | ||
| Robert Wilson | 'Hamletmachine Chair', XO edition, 1987 | Bonhams, May 2026 | ||
| Robert Wilson | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Jun 2020 | ||
| Robert Wilson | Salma Hayek (from the VOOM series) | Wright, Oct 2023 | ||
| Robert Wilson | The Magic Flute - Act I Sc. VII | Sotheby's, Jan 2023 | ||
| Robert Wilson | Hamletmachine chair | Wright, Aug 2023 |
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.