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- Estimate
- $70,000–$90,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Day Sale, New York · 13 May 2009
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3859629
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Mel Ramos, The transfiguration of Galatea #5. Sotheby's, 13 May 2009, lot 222. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3859629.
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Mel Ramos, The transfiguration of Galatea #5. Sotheby's, 13 May 2009, lot 222. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3859629.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Day Sale · May 2009
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hello | Jim Hodge | $15,000–$20,000 | |
| Kimiko Powers | Andy Warhol | $350,000–$450,000 | |
| Drowning Sorrows (Gran Centenario) | Mona Hatoum | $80,000–$120,000 | |
| Guns | Andy Warhol | $350,000–$450,000 | |
| Mao and Me | Feng Zhengjie | $30,000–$40,000 | |
| Leo | Rosemarie Trockel | $40,000–$60,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Ramos | hav-a-havana | $80,143 | Sotheby's, Oct 2019 | |
| Mel Ramos | regard gérard | Sotheby's, Mar 2020 | ||
| Mel Ramos | Galatea #9 | Christie's, Nov 2023 | ||
| Mel Ramos | The Birth of Venus | Christie's, May 2007 | ||
| Mel Ramos | Colgate | Sotheby's, Sep 2024 | ||
| Mel Ramos | Beaver Shot | Christie's, Dec 2020 | ||
| Mel Ramos | Miss Martini | Phillips, May 2015 | ||
| Mel Ramos | Statue Study | Phillips, Jul 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.