Lot 44 · First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art
Natural Selection II
Richard Artschwager · acrylic on Celotex, in artist's aluminum frame
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- Estimate
- $30,000–$50,000 hammer
- Result
- upcoming — 28 February 2025
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art, New York · 28 February 2025
- Dimensions
- in. (57.2 x 52.1 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3181214
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3181214 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3181214
Richard Artschwager, Natural Selection II. Christie's, 28 Feb 2025, lot 44. estimate $30,000–$50,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3181214.
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91% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
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Richard Artschwager, Natural Selection II. Christie's, 28 Feb 2025, lot 44. estimate $30,000–$50,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3181214.
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Artschwager | Untitled | $37,800 | Phillips, May 2022 | |
| Richard Artschwager | Road | Phillips, Mar 2024 | ||
| Richard Artschwager | T.W.M.D.R.B. (Smouldering) | Rago, May 2024 | ||
| Richard Artschwager | richard artschwager | tree | Sotheby's, Dec 2019 | ||
| Richard Artschwager | D.M.B.R.T.W. and Potato | Phillips, Nov 2019 | ||
| Richard Artschwager | Pull | Sotheby's, Sep 2016 | ||
| Richard Artschwager | Doors II | Sotheby's, Jul 2025 | ||
| Richard Artschwager | the gleaners | Sotheby's, Sep 2019 |
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.