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- Estimate
- $60,000–$80,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Day Sale, New York · 12 November 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3811440
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Robert Longo, Study for Serpent's Tongue (Tall) Elvis. Sotheby's, 12 Nov 2008, lot 592. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3811440.
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Robert Longo, Study for Serpent's Tongue (Tall) Elvis. Sotheby's, 12 Nov 2008, lot 592. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3811440.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Longo | Gretchen and Eric, from Men in the Cities | $63,000 | Christie's, Apr 2024 | |
| Robert Longo | Eric, from Men in the Cities | Sotheby's, Mar 2022 | ||
| Robert Longo | Untitled (Daniel) | Phillips, May 2026 | ||
| Robert Longo | Gretchen, from Men in the Cities | Phillips, Apr 2023 | ||
| Robert Longo | Study of Gretchen | Christie's, May 2023 | ||
| Robert Longo | Ellen, from Men in the Cities | Phillips, Oct 2021 | ||
| Robert Longo | Study of Götterdämmerung | Sotheby's, May 2023 | ||
| Robert Longo | Meryl, from Men in the Cities | Sotheby's, Apr 2024 |
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.