Lot 23 B · Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale
Untitled
Robert Gober · plaster, wood, steel, wire lath and semi-gloss enamel paint
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- Estimate
- $3,500,000–$5,500,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale, New York · 17 May 2017
- Dimensions
- 60 x 60 x 26 in. (152.4 x 152.4 x 66 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3932737
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Robert Gober, Untitled. Christie's, 17 May 2017, lot 23 B. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3932737.
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Robert Gober, Untitled. Christie's, 17 May 2017, lot 23 B. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3932737.
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From the same sale Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale · May 2017
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled II | Willem De Kooning | $25,000,000–$35,000,000 | |
| Painter at Night | Philip Guston | $8,000,000–$12,000,000 | |
| Hamid in Alcheringa | Julian Schnabel | $200,000–$300,000 | |
| La Lecture, 1924, Femme au Livre, 1924, Positioned together, Tous les… | Louise Lawler | $70,000–$90,000 | |
| Flattop | Joe Bradley | $1,000,000–$1,500,000 | |
| Untitled | Donald Judd | $500,000–$700,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Gober | the split-up conflicted sink | $4,820,000 | Sotheby's, Nov 2019 | |
| Robert Gober | Untitled | Sotheby's, Nov 2022 | ||
| Robert Gober | The Silent Sink | Christie's, May 2014 | ||
| Roy Lichtenstein | Reflections: Art | Sotheby's, May 2025 | ||
| Robert Gober | Right Angle Sink | Sotheby's, Nov 2022 | ||
| Roy Lichtenstein | Mirror #9 | Sotheby's, May 2022 | ||
| Andy Warhol | The Last Supper/Be a Somebody with a Body | Phillips, Nov 2021 | ||
| Robert Gober | The Sad Sink | Phillips, Nov 2015 |
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.