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- Estimate
- $20,000–$30,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, New York · 10 May 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-265331
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Mike Kelley, Kappa Scalp. Phillips, 10 May 2016, lot 127. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-265331.
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Mike Kelley, Kappa Scalp. Phillips, 10 May 2016, lot 127. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-265331.
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From the same sale 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale · May 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled | Ahmed Alsoudani | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| Untitled (New Jersey) | Michael Riedel | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| Untitled (CR.CY and Cream Butterfly Blonde Butterfly Drawing in Two Parts) | Mark Grotjahn | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| The Intersection Series: Person Playing Poker/Beach Scene | John Baldessari | $280,000–$350,000 | |
| No. 209 Dreissigsterjunizweitausendundnull | Ugo Rondinone | $100,000–$150,000 | |
| Untitled (reclining figure) | Rebecca Warren | $40,000–$60,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Kelley | Tender Button (pink/maroon/black) | $24,460 | Phillips, Apr 2026 | |
| Mike Kelley | Hermaphrodite | Sotheby's, Dec 2020 | ||
| Mike Kelley | asher benjamin: author of "the country builder's assistant" | Sotheby's, Nov 2019 | ||
| Mike Kelley | La Femme Fatale, from Monkey Island | Heritage Auctions, Nov 2020 | ||
| Mike Kelley | Photo Show Portrays the Familiar 1-26 | Sotheby's, Apr 2023 | ||
| Mike Kelley | Garbage Drawing #59 (from 'Seventy-Four Garbage Drawings and | Sotheby's, Jun 2025 | ||
| Mike Kelley | Lenticular 4 | Phillips, Apr 2025 | ||
| Mike Kelley | Meditation on a Can of Vernors | Phillips, Feb 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.