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- Estimate
- $20,000–$30,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art, New York · 21 September 2012
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4106168
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Tony Oursler, Violent Flowers. Sotheby's, 21 Sep 2012, lot 234. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4106168.
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Tony Oursler, Violent Flowers. Sotheby's, 21 Sep 2012, lot 234. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4106168.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art · Sep 2012
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow Tulips | Jack Mendenhall | $15,000–$20,000 | |
| Senza Titolo | Piero Dorazio | $15,000–$20,000 | |
| Window sketch | Frank Stella | $350,000–$450,000 | |
| Crack and Warp Stacked Wood | David Nash | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Mojave V | Ludwig Sander | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Untitled (Study for Khatchdzar [Tree of the Cross]) | Arshile Gorky | $6,000–$8,000 |
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| Tony Oursler | Lunar Purple - 2007 | Artcurial, Dec 2020 | ||
| Tony Oursler | Truth | Phillips, Sep 2021 | ||
| Tony Oursler | Fool, from Door Cycle | Phillips, Jun 2019 | ||
| Tony Oursler | „Separation“. 1999 | Grisebach, Jun 2015 |
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