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- Estimate
- $100,000–$150,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Day Sale, New York · 13 May 2009
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3859681
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Arshile Gorky, Portrait of Vartoosh. Sotheby's, 13 May 2009, lot 113. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3859681.
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Arshile Gorky, Portrait of Vartoosh. Sotheby's, 13 May 2009, lot 113. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3859681.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Day Sale · May 2009
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|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arshile Gorky | Untitled | $152,400 | Phillips, May 2025 | |
| Arshile Gorky | Cubist Still Life | Sotheby's, May 2017 | ||
| Arshile Gorky | study for "agony" | Sotheby's, Nov 2019 | ||
| Arshile Gorky | untitled (study for orators iii) | Sotheby's, May 2019 | ||
| Arshile Gorky | Head | Christie's, Nov 2024 | ||
| Arshile Gorky | Portrait of the Artist's Wife | Phillips, May 2024 | ||
| Arshile Gorky | Untitled (Drawing) | Christie's, May 2023 | ||
| Arshile Gorky | untitled (cubist standing figure) | Sotheby's, Sep 2011 |
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