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- Estimate
- $5,000,000–$7,000,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Evening Auction, New York · 13 May 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4358446
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Robert Ryman, Media. Sotheby's, 13 May 2015, lot 20. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4358446.
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Robert Ryman, Media. Sotheby's, 13 May 2015, lot 20. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4358446.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Evening Auction · May 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mao | Andy Warhol | $13,000,000–$16,000,000 | |
| Untitled | Sigmar Polke | $2,000,000–$3,000,000 | |
| A Thing Called Gearbox | Urs Fischer | $800,000–$1,400,000 | |
| The Gunas | Isamu Noguchi | $1,500,000–$2,000,000 | |
| Santa Long Neck | Paul Mccarthy | $800,000–$1,200,000 | |
| Tic Tac Toe | Alexander Calder | $2,000,000–$3,000,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Ryman | Times | $5,723,000 | Christie's, Nov 2019 | |
| Robert Ryman | Untitled | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Robert Ryman | Versions III | Sotheby's, May 2026 | ||
| Robert Ryman | Mission | Christie's, May 2014 | ||
| Robert Ryman | Large-Small Thick-Thin 1 | Christie's, May 2019 | ||
| Robert Ryman | robert ryman | branch | Sotheby's, Oct 2020 | ||
| Robert Ryman | Register | Christie's, May 2026 | ||
| Robert Ryman | Agency | Christie's, May 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.