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- Estimate
- $80,000–$120,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Day Sale, New York · 15 May 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4262000
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Mickalene Thomas, FBI/Serial Portraits. Sotheby's, 15 May 2014, lot 489. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4262000.
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Mickalene Thomas, FBI/Serial Portraits. Sotheby's, 15 May 2014, lot 489. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4262000.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mickalene Thomas | lores 4 | $77,903 | Sotheby's, Feb 2020 | |
| Mickalene Thomas | Four Works: When Ends Meet #2 | Phillips, Nov 2019 | ||
| Mickalene Thomas | All I Want is a Fighting Chance | Christie's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Mickalene Thomas | A, E, I, O, U (And sometimes Y) | Christie's, May 2021 | ||
| Mickalene Thomas | Portrait of Wrestler #5 | Christie's, Jul 2022 | ||
| Mickalene Thomas | Jet Blue #3 | Christie's, Nov 2023 | ||
| Mickalene Thomas | A-E-I-O-U and Sometimes Y | Phillips, May 2015 | ||
| Mickalene Thomas | Portrait of Wrestler #9 | Christie's, Jul 2022 |
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.