Lot 8 · 20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale
Untitled (Orange and Grass Green Butterfly 45.02)
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- Estimate
- £400,000–£600,000 hammer ≈ $491,177–$736,765
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — 20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale, London · 2 October 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-232880
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Mark Grotjahn, Untitled (Orange and Grass Green Butterfly 45.02). Phillips, 2 Oct 2019, lot 8. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-232880.
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Mark Grotjahn, Untitled (Orange and Grass Green Butterfly 45.02). Phillips, 2 Oct 2019, lot 8. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-232880.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nature 1 | Tracey Emin | £70,000–£100,000 | |
| Shower Cap | Simone Leigh | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| Over Yonder | Nathaniel Mary Quinn | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| Green Horn | Derek Fordjour | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| Lavender Arrest | Sanya Kantarovsky | £30,000–£40,000 | |
| Florida | Tschabalala Self | £40,000–£60,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Grotjahn | Untitled (Yellow Butterfly Over Red) | $669,744 | Sotheby's, Jun 2024 | |
| Mark Grotjahn | Untitled (Black and Canary Yellow Butterfly 45.11) | Sotheby's, May 2022 | ||
| Mark Grotjahn | Untitled (Green Butterfly Over Black) | Christie's, May 2023 | ||
| Mark Grotjahn | untitled (lavender butterfly over green) | Sotheby's, Oct 2019 | ||
| Mark Grotjahn | Untitled (Capri 52.57) 無題（卡普里 52.57） | Sotheby's, Jul 2023 | ||
| Mark Grotjahn | Mark Grotjahn 馬克・格羅亞恩 | Untitled (Orange and Green Butterfly | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Mark Grotjahn | Untitled (Solid Cream Butterfly Drawing in Three Parts DO NO | Christie's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Mark Grotjahn | Untitled (Yellow Butterfly Orange Mark Grotjahn 2004) | Sotheby's, Sep 2025 |
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.