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- Estimate
- $3,000–$5,000 hammer
- Result
- upcoming — 30 September 2026
- Performance
- Sale
- Rago — 20|21 Art, Lambertville · 30 September 2026
- Record ID
- TB-2026-17815803
- Record
- first seen 17 Sep 2026 · updated 17 Sep 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
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Torey Thornton, No one could force that shadow to stand like that. Rago, 30 Sep 2026, lot 227. estimate $3,000–$5,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-17815803.
Sell probability TheBasis model · trained on recorded passes
85% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 91,573 held-out lots the model scored about 86%, 80% sold.
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Torey Thornton, No one could force that shadow to stand like that. Rago, 30 Sep 2026, lot 227. estimate $3,000–$5,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-17815803.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled | Mercedes Matter | $5,000–$7,000 | upcoming |
| Boom! Boom! | Joe Brainard | $4,000–$6,000 | upcoming |
| Untitled | Mercedes Matter | $5,000–$7,000 | upcoming |
| Untitled (Menu) | Howard Hodgkin | $1,500–$2,000 | upcoming |
| Untitled | Mary Lee Abbott | $4,000–$6,000 | upcoming |
| #85 | Elmer Bischoff | $10,000–$15,000 | upcoming |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torey Thornton | Jetsony | $3,840 | Wright, May 2026 | |
| Torey Thornton | Not A Drawing (Ting)(Singular) | Sotheby's, Dec 2020 | ||
| Keith Haring | Fight Aids Worldwide (United Nations) | Heritage Auctions, May 2023 | ||
| Torey Thornton | Untitled (Pinky Again) | Wright, Apr 2021 | ||
| Damien Hirst | Beautiful, Galactic, Exploding (Spin) | Bonhams, Apr 2026 | ||
| Damien Hirst | Blizzard, 2023 | Bonhams, Mar 2026 | ||
| Damien Hirst | Forever (Large) (H8-3) | Sotheby's, Sep 2021 | ||
| Damien Hirst | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Oct 2025 |
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.