Lot 174 · Contemporary Art Day Sale
Untitled (Colored Butterfly White Background 2 Wings)
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- Estimate
- $200,000–$300,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — Contemporary Art Day Sale, New York · 15 May 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-274264
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Mark Grotjahn, Untitled (Colored Butterfly White Background 2 Wings). Phillips, 15 May 2015, lot 174. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-274264.
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Mark Grotjahn, Untitled (Colored Butterfly White Background 2 Wings). Phillips, 15 May 2015, lot 174. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-274264.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Day Sale · May 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled #02 | Fredrik Værslev | $120,000–$180,000 | |
| Nobody Beats the Wiz | Gabriele De Santis | $15,000–$20,000 | |
| Untitled | Israel Lund | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Untitled | Terry Winters | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| Untitled | Kelley Walker | $150,000–$200,000 | |
| Untitled | Jacob Kassay | $50,000–$70,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Grotjahn | Untitled (Sandbar Brown and Light Aqua Butterfly 54.04) | $444,500 | Sotheby's, May 2025 | |
| Mark Grotjahn | Untitled (Black Butterfly Over Lime) | Christie's, Nov 2024 | ||
| Mark Grotjahn | Untitled (Black Yellow Red Pink Cream and White Butterfly Dr | Christie's, Mar 2023 | ||
| Mark Grotjahn | Untitled (Free Standing Large Garden Sculpture Mask M24.g) | Phillips, May 2018 | ||
| Mark Grotjahn | Untitled (Large Colored Butterfly White Background Ten Wings | Sotheby's, May 2026 | ||
| Mark Grotjahn | Mark Grotjahn 馬克・格羅亞恩 | Untitled (Orange and Green Butterfly | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Mark Grotjahn | Untitled | Sotheby's, May 2023 | ||
| Mark Grotjahn | Untitled (Capri 52.57) 無題（卡普里 52.57） | Sotheby's, Jul 2023 |
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.