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- Estimate
- $8,000–$12,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art, New York · 1 March 2018
- Dimensions
- 14 x 10 7/8 in. (35.6 x 27.6 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3848204
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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John Wesley, Medusa. Christie's, 1 Mar 2018, lot 226. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3848204.
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John Wesley, Medusa. Christie's, 1 Mar 2018, lot 226. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3848204.
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From the same sale Post-War and Contemporary Art · Mar 2018
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glass Fish Lamp | Frank O. Gehry (B. 1929) | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| Chris, Untitled (Mirror) | Carla Arocha (B. 1961) and Stéphane Schraenen (B. 1971) | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| In the Absence of Danny Skullface (#2) | Aaron Curry | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Dawnscape VI | Louise Nevelson | $100,000–$150,000 | |
| Untitled | Heimo Zobernig | $15,000–$20,000 | |
| Rosary | Alexander Calder | $20,000–$30,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Wesley | Boxing Match | $16,510 | Phillips, May 2025 | |
| John Wesley | Blue Birds of Happiness | Sotheby's, Oct 2024 | ||
| John Wesley | Black Nipples | Phillips, Sep 2024 | ||
| John Wesley | Young Artist Using His Wife for a Model | Sotheby's, Jul 2026 | ||
| John Wesley | john wesley | long couch | Sotheby's, Oct 2020 | ||
| John Wesley | For Meyenne | Sotheby's, Feb 2026 | ||
| John Wesley | Homeless Bumstead | Sotheby's, Feb 2026 | ||
| John Wesley | Up, Doggie | Sotheby's, Jul 2021 |
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.