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Lot 180 · New Now

Cherry Nokia

Tony Oursler

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Estimate
$25,000–$35,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Phillips — New Now, New York · 9 March 2022
Record ID
TB-2026-205002
Record
first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Tony Oursler, Cherry Nokia. Phillips, 9 Mar 2022, lot 180. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-205002.

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Tony Oursler, Cherry Nokia. Phillips, 9 Mar 2022, lot 180. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-205002.

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From the same sale New Now · Mar 2022

LotArtistEstimateResult
Painting Relief August 1966 Richard Lin $30,000–$50,000
Year Ralph Humphrey $15,000–$20,000
Female Nude, Cape Cod George Grosz $15,000–$20,000
Tokyo Sketch Book Sam Francis $30,000–$40,000
In Yellow Ochre with Two Blues Robert Motherwell $50,000–$70,000
Flower (Male); Flower (Female) John Altoon $18,000–$25,000

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Tony Oursler Kno Sotheby's, Jun 2017
Tony Oursler Troubler Phillips, Feb 2026

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