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- Estimate
- £120,000–£180,000 hammer ≈ $196,797–$295,195
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — Contemporary Art Evening Sale, London · 10 February 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-278799
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Mark Grotjahn, Untitled (Butterfly). Phillips, 10 Feb 2014, lot 16. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-278799.
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Mark Grotjahn, Untitled (Butterfly). Phillips, 10 Feb 2014, lot 16. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-278799.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Evening Sale · Feb 2014
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| It's Only Natural (The Replacement) | Dan Colen | £200,000–£300,000 | |
| Infinity Nets OPQR | Yayoi Kusama | £400,000–£600,000 | |
| Cutting a Cake with a Hammer | Urs Fischer | £250,000–£350,000 | |
| The Portrait | Michaël Borremans | £150,000–£200,000 | |
| Miguel Berrocal | Andy Warhol | £300,000–£400,000 | |
| Karl Marx and Cornucopia (Diptych) | Komar And Melamid | £250,000–£350,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Grotjahn | Mark Grotjahn 馬克・格羅亞恩 | Untitled (Colored butterfly white ba | $194,774 | Sotheby's, Apr 2021 | |
| Mark Grotjahn | Mark Grotjahn 馬克・格羅亞恩 | Untitled (Canary Yellow and Crimson | Sotheby's, Apr 2022 | ||
| Mark Grotjahn | Untitled (Yellow Cosco VI Mask M40.m) | Christie's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Mark Grotjahn | Untitled (Butterfly) | Christie's, Dec 2017 | ||
| Mark Grotjahn | Untitled (Full Color Butterfly #720) | Christie's, May 2022 | ||
| Mark Grotjahn | Untitled (Black and Blue Butterfly Diptych) | Christie's, Nov 2022 | ||
| Mark Grotjahn | Untitled (Butterfly with Eyes) | Phillips, May 2026 | ||
| Mark Grotjahn | Untitled (Black Yellow Red Pink Cream and White Butterfly Dr | Christie's, Mar 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.