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Lot 138 · 20th Century & Contemporary Art: Online Auction

Surfers

Catherine Opie

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Estimate
$4,000–$6,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Phillips — 20th Century & Contemporary Art: Online Auction, New York · 26 September 2023
Record ID
TB-2026-185096
Record
first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Catherine Opie, Surfers. Phillips, 26 Sep 2023, lot 138. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-185096.

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From the same sale 20th Century & Contemporary Art: Online Auction · Sep 2023

LotArtistEstimateResult
I Got Next Alvin Armstrong $7,000–$10,000
Eden, Study for the Way Bo Bartlett $10,000–$15,000
D.S.K Michaels Wahab Saheed $7,000–$10,000
Days of Innocence (I) Wahab Saheed $7,000–$10,000
Life Is Better Poolside John Madu $4,000–$6,000
Spinster III Odinakachi Okoroafor $3,000–$5,000

Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

ArtistLotvs. estimateResult USD, incl. premiumSale
Catherine Opie Untitled #31 (i); Untitled #35 (ii) [2 works] (from Freeways $4,046 Sotheby's, Oct 2023
Catherine Opie Freedom, OK, 1999 Chiswick Auctions, May 2026
Catherine Opie 'ship and whale' Sotheby's, Mar 2018
Catherine Opie catherine opie | house #3 (beverly hills) Sotheby's, Aug 2020
Catherine Opie Untitled Ice Houses (from the Exit Art: Two O O One portfoli Rago, Nov 2024
Catherine Opie Untitled #17 and #25 (from the Freeway series) Sotheby's, Dec 2024
Catherine Opie 'Surfers' (for MOCA Membership and Los Angeles Art Book Fair Bonhams, Jul 2026
Catherine Opie 'Frankie' Bonhams, Dec 2023

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