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- Estimate
- $200,000–$300,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Day Auction, New York · 12 May 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4472606
- Record
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Mark Grotjahn, Untitled. Sotheby's, 12 May 2016, lot 419. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4472606.
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Mark Grotjahn, Untitled. Sotheby's, 12 May 2016, lot 419. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4472606.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Day Auction · May 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infinity Nets (TWOWQ) | Yayoi Kusama | $600,000–$800,000 | |
| Doormat | Mona Hatoum | $50,000–$70,000 | |
| map of eastern missile bases (positive) | Andy Warhol | $50,000–$70,000 | |
| lamp (zurich #2) with wallpaper "popcorn and nose" and plant (zurich … | John Baldessari | $100,000–$150,000 | |
| Double Column B | Robert Mangold | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| Artaud | Sterling Ruby | $20,000–$30,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Grotjahn | Untitled (Black and Blue Butterfly Diptych) | $220,500 | Christie's, Nov 2022 | |
| Mark Grotjahn | Untitled (Yellow Cosco VI Mask M40.m) | Christie's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Mark Grotjahn | Mark Grotjahn 馬克・格羅亞恩 | Untitled (Colored butterfly white ba | Sotheby's, Apr 2021 | ||
| Mark Grotjahn | Untitled (Full Color Butterfly #720) | Christie's, May 2022 | ||
| Mark Grotjahn | Untitled (Butterfly) | Christie's, Dec 2017 | ||
| Mark Grotjahn | Untitled (Black Yellow Red Pink Cream and White Butterfly Dr | Christie's, Mar 2023 | ||
| Mark Grotjahn | Mark Grotjahn 馬克・格羅亞恩 | Untitled (Canary Yellow and Crimson | Sotheby's, Apr 2022 | ||
| Mark Grotjahn | Untitled (Black Butterfly Over Lime) | Christie'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.