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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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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
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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.