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- Estimate
- $80,000–$120,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's N08093 · 11 May 2005
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3233659
- Record
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Morris Louis, Number 1-51. Sotheby's, 11 May 2005, lot 175. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3233659.
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Morris Louis, Number 1-51. Sotheby's, 11 May 2005, lot 175. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3233659.
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From the same sale Sotheby's N08093 · May 2005
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hello Kitty | Tom Sachs | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| C.c. VIII | Richard Serra | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Untitled (Who is Bought and Sold?) | Barbara Kruger | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Blue Flag #3 | Alex Katz | $50,000–$70,000 | |
| Romantic Abstraction | Ad Reinhardt | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Skull Drawing | Andy Warhol | $40,000–$60,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morris Louis | Number 1-37 | $125,100 | Christie's, May 2003 | |
| Morris Louis | number 17 | Sotheby's, Oct 2005 | ||
| Morris Louis | Apogee | Sotheby's, May 2005 | ||
| Morris Louis | Silver II | Christie's, May 2016 | ||
| Roy Lichtenstein | DreamWorks Logo (Study) | Sotheby's, Sep 2025 | ||
| Andy Warhol | Kiku (Feldman & Schellmann II.307-309) | Sotheby's, Apr 2022 | ||
| Gerhard Richter | Park | Phillips, Apr 2025 | ||
| Andy Warhol | Kiku (F. & S. 307-309) | Phillips, Jan 2026 |
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.