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- Estimate
- $20,000–$30,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Photographs, New York · 1 April 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4344829
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Carrie Mae Weems, 'Blue Black Boy'. Sotheby's, 1 Apr 2015, lot 155. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4344829.
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Carrie Mae Weems, 'Blue Black Boy'. Sotheby's, 1 Apr 2015, lot 155. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4344829.
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From the same sale Photographs · Apr 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'NYC' (Father Duffy) | Lee Friedlander | $12,000–$18,000 | |
| 'Aspens, Northern New Mexico' | Ansel Adams | $12,000–$18,000 | |
| 'Oak Tree, Rain, Sonoma County Hills, California' | Ansel Adams | $7,000–$10,000 | |
| 'Winged Certainties' | Ray K. Metzker | $7,000–$10,000 | |
| Tied-up Torso, Ramatuelle | Helmut Newton | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| 'Vecina' | Manuel Alvarez Bravo | $5,000–$7,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrie Mae Weems | Blue Black Boy (triptych, from the "Colored People" series) | $25,000 | Heritage Auctions, May 2025 | |
| Carrie Mae Weems | The Broken, See Duchamp | Phillips, Jun 2021 | ||
| Carrie Mae Weems | Some Said You Were the Spitting Image of Evil | Sotheby's, Jul 2022 | ||
| Carrie Mae Weems | Moody Blue Girl | Sotheby's, Oct 2023 | ||
| Carrie Mae Weems | Made for Him, Made for Her | Sotheby's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Carrie Mae Weems | Violet Colored Girl | Sotheby's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Carrie Mae Weems | Magenta Colored Girl | Phillips, Oct 2024 | ||
| Carrie Mae Weems | Woman in White | Sotheby's, Nov 2024 |
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.