Lot 570 · Contemporary Art Day Sale
Explaining Pictures to a Dead Bull
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- Estimate
- $50,000–$70,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Day Sale, New York · 15 May 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4261751
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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The Bruce High Quality Foundation, Explaining Pictures to a Dead Bull. Sotheby's, 15 May 2014, lot 570. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4261751.
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The Bruce High Quality Foundation, Explaining Pictures to a Dead Bull. Sotheby's, 15 May 2014, lot 570. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4261751.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Day Sale · May 2014
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled (Merchant's Row) | Gregory Crewdson | $35,000–$45,000 | |
| Bobby Fischer | Adam Mcewen | $120,000–$180,000 | |
| Untitled | Philip Guston | $100,000–$150,000 | |
| Untitled | Rudolf Stingel | $500,000–$700,000 | |
| Untitled | Sam Francis | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Escutcheon | Alexander Calder | $300,000–$400,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Bruce High Quality Foundation | Self portrait (Double Dave) | $48,640 | Sotheby's, Jun 2017 | |
| The Bruce High Quality Foundation | The View | Sotheby's, Nov 2016 | ||
| The Bruce High Quality Foundation | Self Portrait (Double Dave) | Sotheby's, Nov 2014 | ||
| The Bruce High Quality Foundation | Bachelors of Avignon (Black on White), 2011 | Ketterer Kunst, Jun 2021 | ||
| The Bruce High Quality Foundation | Hooverville | Sotheby's, May 2016 | ||
| The Bruce High Quality Foundation | Self Portrait (We Want You) | Sotheby's, Nov 2012 | ||
| The Bruce High Quality Foundation | The Bachelors of Avignon | Christie's, May 2022 | ||
| The Bruce High Quality Foundation | double iwo jima [diptych] | Sotheby's, Mar 2017 |
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.