Lot 114 · 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session
Study for Nighttime, Enigma and Nostalgia
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- Estimate
- $100,000–$150,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session, New York · 16 May 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-247231
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Arshile Gorky, Study for Nighttime, Enigma and Nostalgia. Phillips, 16 May 2018, lot 114. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-247231.
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Arshile Gorky, Study for Nighttime, Enigma and Nostalgia. Phillips, 16 May 2018, lot 114. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-247231.
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From the same sale 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session · May 2018
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Figurine | Alberto Giacometti | $150,000–$200,000 | |
| The Room | William Baziotes | $80,000–$120,000 | |
| Midnight | Wifredo Lam | $280,000–$350,000 | |
| Untitled | Sam Francis | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Entablature #6 | Roy Lichtenstein | $150,000–$200,000 | |
| Clouds | Joe Goode | $60,000–$80,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arshile Gorky | study for "agony" | $118,750 | Sotheby's, Nov 2019 | |
| Arshile Gorky | Cubist Still Life | Sotheby's, May 2017 | ||
| Arshile Gorky | Untitled | Phillips, May 2025 | ||
| Arshile Gorky | Portrait of the Artist's Wife | Phillips, May 2024 | ||
| Arshile Gorky | untitled (study for orators iii) | Sotheby's, May 2019 | ||
| Arshile Gorky | Head | Christie's, Nov 2024 | ||
| Arshile Gorky | Sans titre (recto); Sans titre (verso) | Sotheby's, Dec 2025 | ||
| Arshile Gorky | Still Life | Sotheby's, May 2016 |
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.