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- Estimate
- $5,000–$7,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary, New York · 10 March 2009
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3840273
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Lowell Nesbitt, Stairs. Sotheby's, 10 Mar 2009, lot 249. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3840273.
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Lowell Nesbitt, Stairs. Sotheby's, 10 Mar 2009, lot 249. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3840273.
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From the same sale Contemporary · Mar 2009
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| As Nina | Francesco Clemente | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Untitled | Kenny Scharf | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Untitled | Jean-Michel Basquiat | $15,000–$20,000 | |
| Untitled | Norman Bluhm | $12,000–$18,000 | |
| When she's good, she's very, very good. But when she's bad... | George Rodrigue | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| Tree | Alex Katz | $12,000–$18,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowell Nesbitt | Pink Tulip | $6,250 | Heritage Auctions, Feb 2024 | |
| Lowell Nesbitt | Lilium | Heritage Auctions, Nov 2020 | ||
| Lowell Nesbitt | Fruit Triangle | Heritage Auctions, Feb 2025 | ||
| Lowell Nesbitt | White-Yellow Iris | Rago, Mar 2023 | ||
| Lowell Nesbitt | Three Jumpsuits | Wright, Apr 2021 | ||
| Lowell Nesbitt | Multi-Flower Painting | Rago, Jul 2020 | ||
| Lowell Nesbitt | Blue Iris | Rago, Dec 2021 | ||
| Lowell Nesbitt | Red anemone | Christie's, Jun 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.