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- Estimate
- $200,000–$300,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Day Auction, New York · 15 May 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3759286
- Record
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Jean-Michel Basquiat, Untitled (Taxi Cab). Sotheby's, 15 May 2008, lot 579. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3759286.
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Jean-Michel Basquiat, Untitled (Taxi Cab). Sotheby's, 15 May 2008, lot 579. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3759286.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Day Auction · May 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prevention Mechanism | Peter Halley | $100,000–$150,000 | |
| Dans le port du Havre | Pierre Et Gilles | $100,000–$150,000 | |
| First Ovals | David Smith | $220,000–$280,000 | |
| Skull with Candle | George Condo | $250,000–$350,000 | |
| Untitled | Larry Bell | $300,000–$400,000 | |
| Joseph Beuys | Andy Warhol | $250,000–$350,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Michel Basquiat | Untitled (Mother/Father) | $230,452 | Sotheby's, Apr 2024 | |
| Jean-Michel Basquiat | Untitled (Dumbbells) | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Jean-Michel Basquiat | Dealer's dog | Sotheby's, Jun 2021 | ||
| Jean-Michel Basquiat | Free comb with Pagoda | Phillips, May 2024 | ||
| Jean-Michel Basquiat | Jean-Michel Basquiat 尚・米榭・巴斯基亞 | Untitled (Karate III) 無題（空手 | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Jean-Michel Basquiat | Suzanne | Christie's, Apr 2025 | ||
| Jean-Michel Basquiat | jean-michel basquiat | untitled | Sotheby's, Oct 2020 | ||
| Jean-Michel Basquiat | Untitled | Phillips, Nov 2019 |
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