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- Estimate
- $1,500,000–$2,500,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — Contemporary Art Evening Sale, New York · 11 November 2013
- Record ID
- TB-2026-288856
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Ed Ruscha, Higher Standards / Lower Prices. Phillips, 11 Nov 2013, lot 9. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-288856.
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Ed Ruscha, Higher Standards / Lower Prices. Phillips, 11 Nov 2013, lot 9. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-288856.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Evening Sale · Nov 2013
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trash Landing Marilyn #12 | Nate Lowman | $400,000–$600,000 | |
| Gun | Andy Warhol | $1,500,000–$2,500,000 | |
| Untitled | Cy Twombly | $900,000–$1,200,000 | |
| Untitled (Black on Gray) | Mark Rothko | $10,000,000–$15,000,000 | |
| Polygones noirs | Alexander Calder | $1,400,000–$1,800,000 | |
| Traffic Lanes | Wayne Thiebaud | $400,000–$600,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Ruscha | Western with Fly | $2,460,000 | Christie's, May 2022 | |
| Ed Ruscha | Christ Candle | Sotheby's, May 2024 | ||
| Ed Ruscha | Life | Sotheby's, Nov 2023 | ||
| Ed Ruscha | broken glass | Sotheby's, Nov 2019 | ||
| Ed Ruscha | An Invasion of Privacy | Christie's, Oct 2020 | ||
| Ed Ruscha | Tril Bil Mil | Christie's, Nov 2024 | ||
| Ed Ruscha | Huge Conditions | Phillips, Mar 2022 | ||
| Ed Ruscha | Varieties of Internal Torment | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 |
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.