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Lot 351 · Contemporary Art Day Auction

Self Portrait as Soft Target

Julie Heffernan

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Estimate
$30,000–$50,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Day Auction, New York · 13 May 2010
Record ID
TB-2026-3924267
Record
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Julie Heffernan, Self Portrait as Soft Target. Sotheby's, 13 May 2010, lot 351. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3924267.

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From the same sale Contemporary Art Day Auction · May 2010

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Untitled (P118) Christopher Wood $300,000–$400,000
Parrot Andy Warhol $70,000–$90,000
Albi Elger Esser $25,000–$35,000
Ohne Titel Sigmar Polke $100,000–$150,000
Portland to Memphis Ed Ruscha $300,000–$500,000
Still Life with Belt and Sneaker Tom Wesselmann $600,000–$800,000

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