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- Estimate
- $20,000–$30,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Day Auction, New York · 13 May 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4358621
- Record
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Damián Ortega, Three Letters. Sotheby's, 13 May 2015, lot 587. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4358621.
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Damián Ortega, Three Letters. Sotheby's, 13 May 2015, lot 587. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4358621.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Day Auction · May 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Living: The smallest thing can make somebody... | Jenny Holzer | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| Untitled Film Still #24 | Cindy Sherman | $70,000–$90,000 | |
| Untitled | Robert Rauschenberg | $250,000–$350,000 | |
| Costume Model #84 | Wayne Thiebaud | $30,000–$40,000 | |
| Untitled (P22) | Christopher Wood | $1,000,000–$1,500,000 | |
| Untitled (Sculptural Study, Wall Construction) | Fred Sandback | $60,000–$80,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damián Ortega | Pluricelular 7 | $24,130 | Sotheby's, Feb 2025 | |
| Damián Ortega | Margin of Accident/Running Gag | Christie's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Damián Ortega | Silla en animación | Sotheby's, Jun 2026 | ||
| Damián Ortega | Material en reposo II (Brasil) | Phillips, May 2016 | ||
| Damián Ortega | Highway | Phillips, Sep 2019 | ||
| Damián Ortega | Capullo | Sotheby's, Nov 2012 | ||
| Damián Ortega | margin of accident/running gag ii | Sotheby's, Mar 2018 | ||
| Damián Ortega | America, Nuevo Orden (America, New Order) | Sotheby's, Oct 2015 |
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