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- Estimate
- $6,000–$8,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's N07995 · 13 May 2004
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3047352
- Record
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Catherine Opie, melissa and duke, durham, north carolina. Sotheby's, 13 May 2004, lot 366. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3047352.
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Catherine Opie, melissa and duke, durham, north carolina. Sotheby's, 13 May 2004, lot 366. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3047352.
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From the same sale Sotheby's N07995 · May 2004
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled (S64) | Christopher Wood | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| Clown Skull | Vik Muniz | $15,000–$20,000 | |
| Untitled | Keith Haring | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Untitled (Reclining Nude) | John Currin | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| Double Sided Drawing of Cake Slices | Wayne Thiebaud | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| Elegy for the Spanish Republic, XXX | Robert Motherwell | $50,000–$70,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine Opie | Untitled #31 (i); Untitled #35 (ii) [2 works] (from Freeways | $4,046 | Sotheby's, Oct 2023 | |
| Catherine Opie | Freedom, OK, 1999 | Chiswick Auctions, May 2026 | ||
| Catherine Opie | 'ship and whale' | Sotheby's, Mar 2018 | ||
| Catherine Opie | Untitled Ice Houses (from the Exit Art: Two O O One portfoli | Rago, Nov 2024 | ||
| Catherine Opie | catherine opie | house #3 (beverly hills) | Sotheby's, Aug 2020 | ||
| Catherine Opie | Surfers | Phillips, Sep 2023 | ||
| Catherine Opie | 'Surfers' (for MOCA Membership and Los Angeles Art Book Fair | Bonhams, Jul 2026 | ||
| Catherine Opie | Sheats-Goldstein #4 (The Modernist) | Phillips, Apr 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.