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- Estimate
- $1,500,000–$2,000,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Evening Auction, New York · 14 May 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3758378
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Claes Oldenburg, Yellow Girl's Dress. Sotheby's, 14 May 2008, lot 29. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3758378.
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Claes Oldenburg, Yellow Girl's Dress. Sotheby's, 14 May 2008, lot 29. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3758378.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Evening Auction · May 2008
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|---|---|---|---|
| The Forest | Jeff Wall | $600,000–$800,000 | |
| Dicyclohexylammonium Nitrate | Damien Hirst | $1,200,000–$1,800,000 | |
| Statue of Liberty | Andy Warhol | $2,500,000–$3,000,000 | |
| Untitled | Joan Mitchell | $4,500,000–$6,000,000 | |
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| Orange, Red, Yellow | Mark Rothko | $35,000,000–$35,000,001 |
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