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- Estimate
- $90,000–$120,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's N08093 · 11 May 2005
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3233904
- Record
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Norman Bluhm, Open Red. Sotheby's, 11 May 2005, lot 127. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3233904.
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Norman Bluhm, Open Red. Sotheby's, 11 May 2005, lot 127. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3233904.
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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 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Bluhm | Open Hearth 1960 | $121,150 | Bonhams, Nov 2023 | |
| Norman Bluhm | Open Red | Sotheby's, Nov 2024 | ||
| Norman Bluhm | Bear Trail | Christie's, Mar 2012 | ||
| Norman Bluhm | Untitled | Sotheby's, May 2006 | ||
| Norman Bluhm | Balaclava 1960 | Bonhams, Jun 2025 | ||
| Norman Bluhm | Flamberge | Sotheby's, May 2014 | ||
| Norman Bluhm | untitled | Sotheby's, Mar 2020 | ||
| Norman Bluhm | Warm Lake | Christie's, Oct 2003 |
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.