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Lot 163 · Nov 2013 Contemporary Day

untitled, prototype

Robert Ryman

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Estimate
$125,000–$175,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Nov 2013 Contemporary Day, New York · 14 November 2013
Record ID
TB-2026-4211917
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Robert Ryman, untitled, prototype. Sotheby's, 14 Nov 2013, lot 163. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4211917.

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Robert Ryman, untitled, prototype. Sotheby's, 14 Nov 2013, lot 163. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4211917.

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