Lot 3 · First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art
Shark Study 9
Robert Longo · ink and charcoal on vellum
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- Estimate
- $40,000–$60,000 hammer
- Result
- upcoming — 18 July 2023
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art, New York · 18 July 2023
- Dimensions
- in. (45.7 x 31.8 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3343589
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3343589 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3343589
Robert Longo, Shark Study 9. Christie's, 18 Jul 2023, lot 3. estimate $40,000–$60,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3343589.
Sell probability TheBasis model · trained on recorded passes
91% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 92,006 held-out lots the model scored about 91%, 91% sold.
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Robert Longo, Shark Study 9. Christie's, 18 Jul 2023, lot 3. estimate $40,000–$60,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3343589.
From the same sale First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art · Jul 2023
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three | ROSEMARIE TROCKEL (B. 1952) & CARSTEN HOLLER (B. 1961) | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Red Landscape with the Fly | ILYA KABAKOV (1933-2023) & EMILIA KABAKOV (B. 1945) | $2,000–$3,000 | |
| Untitled | Bruce Conner | $12,000–$18,000 | upcoming |
| Untitled (The War For Me to Become You) | Barbara Kruger | $40,000–$60,000 | upcoming |
| Last Still Life, New York | Wolfgang Tillmans | $40,000–$60,000 | upcoming |
| Untitled (Student Work) | Anna Weyant | $50,000–$70,000 | upcoming |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Longo | Men in the Cities | $50,629 | Phillips, Sep 2024 | |
| Robert Longo | Ellen, from Men in the Cities | Phillips, Oct 2021 | ||
| Robert Longo | Study for Golden Forest | Christie's, Jul 2023 | ||
| Robert Longo | Study for Ophelia #26 | Phillips, May 2023 | ||
| Robert Longo | Study of Götterdämmerung | Sotheby's, May 2023 | ||
| Robert Longo | Gretchen, from Men in the Cities | Phillips, Apr 2025 | ||
| Robert Longo | Untitled (Daniel) | Phillips, May 2026 | ||
| Robert Longo | Eric, from Men in the Cities | Sotheby's, Mar 2022 |
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.