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Lot 114 · Made in California: Contemporary Art

Trading to Get Ahead, 1969 24 1/4 x 19in. (61.6 x 48.3cm)

William T. Wiley

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Estimate
$2,500–$3,500 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Bonhams — Made in California: Contemporary Art, Los Angeles · 13 October 2014
Record ID
TB-2026-1969732
Record
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William T. Wiley, Trading to Get Ahead, 1969 24 1/4 x 19in. (61.6 x 48.3cm). Bonhams, 13 Oct 2014, lot 114. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1969732.

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William T. Wiley, Trading to Get Ahead, 1969 24 1/4 x 19in. (61.6 x 48.3cm). Bonhams, 13 Oct 2014, lot 114. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1969732.

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From the same sale Made in California: Contemporary Art · Oct 2014

LotArtistEstimateResult
Untitled 22 x 17in. (55.9 x 43.2cm) John Altoon $2,000–$3,000
Untitled (Puerto Escondido), 1977 14 1/8 x 10 1/4in. (35.9 x 26cm) Billy Al Bengston $1,200–$1,800
MP #233, 1990 48 x 37 3/4in. (121.9 x 95.9cm) Larry Bell $5,000–$7,000
SMELTA I, 1983 25 3/8 x 18 3/8in. (64.5 x 46.7cm) Larry Bell $3,000–$5,000
Untitled, 1979-80 23 x 31in. (58.4 x 78.7cm) John Mccracken $18,000–$22,000
Washington TOR P-49, 1992 75 x 54in. (190.5 x 137.2cm) unframed Joe Goode $15,000–$20,000

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William T. Wiley Untitled (rehabilitating the savages), 2006 $4,462 Bonhams, Apr 2022
William T. Wiley I Ran Amuck No. 1 , 1987 Freeman's | Hindman, Apr 2023
William T. Wiley Which Side Are You On?, 2000 Bonhams, Feb 2026
William T. Wiley The Big Shill and the Like, 1984 Bonhams, Sep 2023
William T. Wiley Happy? You Near Day Ja Voo Doo Doo, 1991 Bonhams, Sep 2023
William T. Wiley For Judy Bari, 2000 Bonhams, May 2019
William T. Wiley Untitled (Trade Winds), 1978 Bonhams, Jun 2025
William T. Wiley Nile Comma Heritage Auctions, Feb 2024

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