Lot 122 · 20th Century & Contemporary Art: Online Auction
Savior of the Primates (New Mexico)
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- Estimate
- $2,000–$3,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — 20th Century & Contemporary Art: Online Auction, New York · 17 July 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-185246
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Joel-peter Witkin, Savior of the Primates (New Mexico). Phillips, 17 Jul 2023, lot 122. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-185246.
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Joel-peter Witkin, Savior of the Primates (New Mexico). Phillips, 17 Jul 2023, lot 122. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-185246.
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From the same sale 20th Century & Contemporary Art: Online Auction · Jul 2023
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Girl in Yellow Swimming Costume | Rufai Zakari | $7,000–$10,000 | |
| Approach | Mona Broschár | $2,500–$3,500 | |
| L'interprète | Rebecca Brodskis | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| Neighbour | Veronika Pausova | $2,500–$3,500 | |
| Noodles & Rafts | Simone Dilaura | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| Untitled | Alexander Ross | $10,000–$15,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joel-peter Witkin | Counting Lessons in Purgatory | $3,750 | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2026 | |
| Joel-peter Witkin | First Casting for Milo, 2003 | Finarte, Mar 2021 | ||
| Joel-peter Witkin | The Expulsion from Paradise of Adam and Eve, New Mexico | Phillips, Oct 2025 | ||
| Joel-peter Witkin | God of Earth and Heaven | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2026 | ||
| Joel-peter Witkin | joel-peter witkin | 'songs of innocence' | Sotheby's, Apr 2020 | ||
| Joel-peter Witkin | joel-peter witkin | 'vanity, new mexico' | Sotheby's, Jul 2020 | ||
| Joel-peter Witkin | Angel of the Carrots | Wright, Jan 2023 | ||
| Joel-peter Witkin | Eternity Past, Berlin (Allegory on Modernism) | Bonhams, Oct 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.