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- Estimate
- $550,000–$750,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Day Sale, New York · 12 November 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3810864
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Cy Twombly, Untitled. Sotheby's, 12 Nov 2008, lot 160. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3810864.
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Cy Twombly, Untitled. Sotheby's, 12 Nov 2008, lot 160. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3810864.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Day Sale · Nov 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Easel I | Robert Motherwell | $120,000–$180,000 | |
| Ipam | Victor Vasarely | $150,000–$200,000 | |
| Yellow Prison with Orange Background | Peter Halley | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| Room B-3 l-7-62 | Conrad Marca-relli | $70,000–$90,000 | |
| Tonk #27-83 | John Chamberlain | $100,000–$150,000 | |
| Interior | Philip Guston | $150,000–$200,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cy Twombly | Untitled | $617,400 | Christie's, May 2023 | |
| Cy Twombly | untitled [six works] | Sotheby's, Nov 2017 | ||
| Cy Twombly | Sperlonga Drawing | Sotheby's, May 2021 | ||
| Cy Twombly | Untitled (Rome) | Christie's, Mar 2025 | ||
| Cy Twombly | Untitled (Winters Passage) | Sotheby's, Nov 2022 | ||
| Cy Twombly | lycian drawing (nimphidia) | Sotheby's, Jun 2017 | ||
| Cy Twombly | untitled (bastian 29-34) [six works] | Sotheby's, Nov 2018 | ||
| Cy Twombly | Untitled (Notes from a Tower), 1961 | Ketterer Kunst, Jun 2019 |
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.