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- Estimate
- £25,000–£35,000 hammer ≈ $49,692–$69,569
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Day Sale, London · 2 July 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3776718
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Mark Grotjahn, Untitled (Butterfly). Sotheby's, 2 Jul 2008, lot 326. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3776718.
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Mark Grotjahn, Untitled (Butterfly). Sotheby's, 2 Jul 2008, lot 326. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3776718.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Day Sale · Jul 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bull Cow | Peter Doig | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| This is Shahnoza 22 | Julian Opie | £30,000–£40,000 | |
| Bonito | Jason Martin | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Vérité en courbes | Yaacov Agam | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Onze Personnages Fond Noir | Jean Dubuffet | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Monster | Douglas Gordon | £10,000–£15,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Grotjahn | Untitled | $64,000 | Sotheby's, Feb 2026 | |
| Mark Grotjahn | Untitled (Brown, Orange, Black 3.6.12 FK2 Mask M8.g) | Sotheby's, May 2021 | ||
| Mark Grotjahn | Untitled (Unpainted FK2 Mask M8.a) | Phillips, Jun 2021 | ||
| Mark Grotjahn | Untitled (Black and Cream Butterfly MPG 05) | Sotheby's, May 2024 | ||
| Mark Grotjahn | Two works: Untitled (Blue and Cream) | Phillips, Sep 2021 | ||
| Mark Grotjahn | Untitled (Black and Cream Butterfly) | Christie's, May 2023 | ||
| Mark Grotjahn | Untitled (Unusual Still Named and Splattered Mask M29.c) | Rago, Jan 2025 | ||
| Mark Grotjahn | Angry Flower | Sotheby's, Nov 2010 |
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.