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- Estimate
- $8,000–$12,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art, New York · 27 September 2010
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3942513
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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R.b. Kitaj, Upon Never Having Seen Koufax Pitch. Sotheby's, 27 Sep 2010, lot 40. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3942513.
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R.b. Kitaj, Upon Never Having Seen Koufax Pitch. Sotheby's, 27 Sep 2010, lot 40. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3942513.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art · Sep 2010
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Man II | James Brown | $15,000–$20,000 | |
| Indeterminate Line | Bernar Venet | $7,000–$10,000 | |
| Untitled | Sam Francis | $6,000–$9,000 | |
| Untitled | Victor Vasarely | $15,000–$20,000 | |
| Pregnant Nude No. 1 | Robert Motherwell | $7,000–$9,000 | |
| Untitled (Joke) | Richard Prince | $5,000–$7,000 |
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| R.b. Kitaj | Self Portrait (San Feliu) | $11,858 | Christie's, Oct 2025 | |
| R.b. Kitaj | The Typist (typing his novel) | Sotheby's, Mar 2023 | ||
| R.b. Kitaj | Los Angeles No. 27 (Go Down) | Phillips, May 2026 | ||
| R.b. Kitaj | Washington Allston in Rome | Bonhams, Jul 2023 | ||
| R.b. Kitaj | Man Getting on a Train | Sotheby's, Nov 2016 | ||
| R.b. Kitaj | Robert Duncan in profile (with hands beating time) | Christie's, Jan 2020 | ||
| R.b. Kitaj | In Our Time: Covers for a Small Library After the Life for t | Sotheby's, Oct 2006 | ||
| R.b. Kitaj | Pianist (Morton Feldman) | Rago, Nov 2021 |
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