Lot 345 · Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale
Heaven Three Ways/Exquisite Corpse
Martin Puryear · bronze
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- Estimate
- $300,000–$500,000 hammer
- Result
- upcoming — 17 May 2024
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale , New York · 17 May 2024
- Dimensions
- 78 ¼ x 34 ½ x 18 ½ in. (198.8 x 87.6 x 50 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3261469
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3261469 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3261469
Martin Puryear, Heaven Three Ways/Exquisite Corpse. Christie's, 17 May 2024, lot 345. estimate $300,000–$500,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3261469.
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92% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
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Martin Puryear, Heaven Three Ways/Exquisite Corpse. Christie's, 17 May 2024, lot 345. estimate $300,000–$500,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3261469.
From the same sale Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale · May 2024
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hands of Time | DEEKAY (B. 1989) | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| Coma | Dana Schutz | $70,000–$100,000 | |
| Untitled | Anish Kapoor | $600,000–$800,000 | upcoming |
| Reclining Figure (Case) | Lisa Brice | $70,000–$100,000 | upcoming |
| Love Ritual | Tunji Adeniyi-jones | $80,000–$120,000 | |
| Untitled | Jeff Elrod | $20,000–$30,000 | upcoming |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Puryear | Dowager | $453,600 | Christie's, Nov 2024 | |
| Martin Puryear | His Eminence | Sotheby's, May 2014 | ||
| Martin Puryear | Up and Over | Sotheby's, May 2024 | ||
| Martin Puryear | Empire's Lurch | Christie's, May 2021 | ||
| Martin Puryear | Untitled | Phillips, Nov 2019 | ||
| Andy Warhol | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Nov 2024 | ||
| Martin Puryear | Noatak | Sotheby's, May 2006 | ||
| Martin Puryear | Cask Cascade | Christie's, May 2024 |
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.