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- Estimate
- $5,000–$7,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art, New York · 2 April 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3739756
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Ford Beckman, untitled #1 (from series 'price of modernism'). Sotheby's, 2 Apr 2008, lot 366. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3739756.
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Ford Beckman, untitled #1 (from series 'price of modernism'). Sotheby's, 2 Apr 2008, lot 366. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3739756.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art · Apr 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albano | Peter Lanyon | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| Chien | Jean Dubuffet | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Chuck | Jonathan Santlofer | $15,000–$20,000 | |
| Shears | Jim Dine | $50,000–$70,000 | |
| Untitled | Sam Francis | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Kitchen work | Tomoko Takahashi | $6,000–$8,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Beckman | Roma painting, Blood covenant # I, 1995 | $4,961 | Ketterer Kunst, Apr 2012 | |
| Ford Beckman | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Nov 2018 | ||
| Ford Beckman | untitled (black wall painting) | Sotheby's, Mar 2010 | ||
| Ford Beckman | Untitled (White Square) | Heritage Auctions, Feb 2023 | ||
| Ford Beckman | Steak Painting #3 | Sotheby's, Oct 2006 | ||
| Ford Beckman | Untitled - Black Wall Painting, 1988 | Ketterer Kunst, Apr 2008 | ||
| Andy Warhol | Birmingham Race Riot, from Ten Works by Ten Painters | Sotheby's, Mar 2024 | ||
| Andy Warhol | Untitled (Self-Portrait) | Bonhams, Feb 2025 |
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