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- Estimate
- $120,000–$180,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Day Sale, New York · 13 May 2009
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3859803
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Kelley Walker, black star press; black press, star press, press. Sotheby's, 13 May 2009, lot 318. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3859803.
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Kelley Walker, black star press; black press, star press, press. Sotheby's, 13 May 2009, lot 318. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3859803.
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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 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelley Walker | Black Star Press: Black Press, Black Star | $126,000 | Christie's, May 2024 | |
| Kelley Walker | black star press: black star press, star, press | Sotheby's, Nov 2018 | ||
| Kelley Walker | Untitled | Phillips, Mar 2015 | ||
| Kelley Walker | I see the right, mirrored; in the center a soft Volkswagen | Phillips, Nov 2016 | ||
| Kelley Walker | untitled | Sotheby's, Mar 2020 | ||
| Kelley Walker | black star press; black press, star | Sotheby's, May 2018 | ||
| Kelley Walker | Screen to Screen 30x40_36 | Christie's, May 2016 | ||
| Kelley Walker | Black Star Press | Sotheby's, Oct 2013 |
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.