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- Estimate
- $2,500,000–$3,500,000 hammer
- Result
- upcoming — 7 October 2026
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Curated, New York · 7 October 2026
- Dimensions
- 50 by 40 in.
- Record ID
- TB-2026-17808269
- Record
- first seen 15 Sep 2026 · updated 15 Sep 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-17808269 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-17808269
Roy Lichtenstein, Green Head. Sotheby's, 7 Oct 2026, lot 5. estimate $2,500,000–$3,500,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-17808269.
Sell probability TheBasis model · trained on recorded passes
89% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 92,006 held-out lots the model scored about 88%, 84% sold.
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Roy Lichtenstein, Green Head. Sotheby's, 7 Oct 2026, lot 5. estimate $2,500,000–$3,500,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-17808269.
From the same sale Contemporary Curated · Oct 2026
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| I Want My Brain Back | George Condo | $1,000,000–$1,500,000 | upcoming |
| Return and Exit | Helen Frankenthaler | $1,500,000–$2,000,000 | upcoming |
| Untitled | John Chamberlain | $500,000–$700,000 | upcoming |
| Flowers | Andy Warhol | $2,500,000–$3,500,000 | upcoming |
| Cities Across the Globe | Ed Ruscha | $500,000–$700,000 | upcoming |
| Untitled | Sam Gilliam | $80,000–$120,000 | upcoming |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Lichtenstein | Forms in Space | $2,964,000 | Sotheby's, Nov 2023 | |
| Roy Lichtenstein | Interior with Shadow | Sotheby's, Oct 2025 | ||
| Roy Lichtenstein | pyramids | Sotheby's, Oct 2018 | ||
| Roy Lichtenstein | Purple Range | Sotheby's, May 2024 | ||
| Roy Lichtenstein | Still Life with Picasso (Study) | Sotheby's, Nov 2024 | ||
| Roy Lichtenstein | Bonsai Tree | Sotheby's, May 2025 | ||
| Roy Lichtenstein | Nude with Pyramid (Study) | Sotheby's, Nov 2024 | ||
| Roy Lichtenstein | Purist Painting with Pitcher, Glass and Classical Column | Christie's, Nov 2024 |
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.