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- Estimate
- $12,000–$18,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — New Now, New York · 28 February 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-256811
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Peter Saul, Trying to Kiss My Ass, You Must Die. Phillips, 28 Feb 2017, lot 28. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-256811.
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Peter Saul, Trying to Kiss My Ass, You Must Die. Phillips, 28 Feb 2017, lot 28. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-256811.
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From the same sale New Now · Feb 2017
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Socks on Red | Katherine Bernhardt | $7,000–$10,000 | |
| Untitled | Landon Metz | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Sardine Disaster | Blair Thurman | $50,000–$70,000 | |
| Untitled | Francesco Clemente | $18,000–$25,000 | |
| Untitled (Laura Olivia) | Dr. Lakra | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| I never asked you to listen | Wangechi Mutu | $30,000–$50,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Saul | It's n dawg | $33,594 | Christie's, Jun 2020 | |
| Peter Saul | Bizarro #3 | Christie's, May 2026 | ||
| Peter Saul | Four Dogs and a Sport Car | Phillips, Dec 2020 | ||
| Peter Saul | Lt Calley | Christie's, Jun 2019 | ||
| Peter Saul | Soft Watch on a Soft Toilet | Heritage Auctions, Nov 2023 | ||
| Peter Saul | Dumb White John | Christie's, Jun 2019 | ||
| Peter Saul | peter saul | please excuse my lack of talent | Sotheby's, Oct 2019 | ||
| Peter Saul | White Sex | Phillips, Jul 2020 |
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.