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- Estimate
- $200,000–$300,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Day Auction, New York · 17 May 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4661438
- Record
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Louise Bourgeois, Topiary. Sotheby's, 17 May 2018, lot 265. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4661438.
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Louise Bourgeois, Topiary. Sotheby's, 17 May 2018, lot 265. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4661438.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Black Utopia (Pitchfork) | Steffani Jemison | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Goodbye Love | Gary Simmons | $50,000–$70,000 | |
| Psyche | William Villalongo | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| Floater 48 (unicorn) | Derrick Adams | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Untitled | Melvin Edwards | $15,000–$20,000 | |
| Untitled | Stanley Whitney | $10,000–$15,000 |
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