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- Estimate
- $18,000–$25,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art, New York · 9 March 2011
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3986310
- Record
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Seymour Lipton, The Angry Poet. Sotheby's, 9 Mar 2011, lot 230. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3986310.
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Seymour Lipton, The Angry Poet. Sotheby's, 9 Mar 2011, lot 230. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3986310.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art · Mar 2011
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anemone | Jim Dine | $150,000–$200,000 | |
| Phenomena Prism Yield | Paul Jenkins | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Ferret with Barbell | Viola Frey | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Study for National Trust | Robert Longo | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| Prisons in Context | Peter Halley | $90,000–$120,000 | |
| Untitled | John Bock | $6,000–$8,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seymour Lipton | The Protector | $22,500 | Rago, Nov 2021 | |
| Seymour Lipton | All Directions; and two companion studies | Christie's, Feb 2016 | ||
| Seymour Lipton | Night Bloom | Phillips, Mar 2022 | ||
| Sam Francis | Blue (SF61-057) | Heritage Auctions, Nov 2025 | ||
| Larry Rivers | Blue Collar Holiday | Phillips, Feb 2026 | ||
| Seymour Lipton | Argosy | Sotheby's, Mar 2011 | ||
| Victor Vasarely | Mach | Bonhams, Jun 2025 | ||
| Seymour Lipton | Maquette for Laureate | Christie's, Oct 2001 |
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