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- Estimate
- $1,000–$1,500 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Prints & Multiples, New York · 22 October 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4696536
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Robert Cottingham, empire. Sotheby's, 22 Oct 2018, lot 395. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4696536.
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Robert Cottingham, empire. Sotheby's, 22 Oct 2018, lot 395. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4696536.
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From the same sale Prints & Multiples · Oct 2018
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| untitled | Lowell Nesbitt | $300–$400 | |
| i am too | Steven Sorman | $300–$400 | |
| untitled | Joel Shapiro | $300–$400 | |
| untitled | Joe Zucker | $200–$300 | |
| untitled | Kes Zapkus | $200–$300 | |
| untitled | Robert Zakanitch | $200–$300 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Cottingham | American Hi-Fi, from Signs | $875 | Heritage Auctions, Jan 2022 | |
| Robert Cottingham | Rialto; M; Champagne, all from the series American Signs (th | Heritage Auctions, Sep 2024 | ||
| Robert Cottingham | Champagne, from American Signs | Heritage Auctions, Aug 2023 | ||
| Robert Cottingham | NITE (from the American Signs portfolio) | Rago, Jul 2024 | ||
| Robert Cottingham | Nite (from American Signs ), 2009 | Freeman's | Hindman, Dec 2025 | ||
| Robert Cottingham | The Letter P | Dane Fine Art, Jun 2023 | ||
| Robert Cottingham | HAWK-EYE (red) | Rago, Oct 2025 | ||
| Robert Cottingham | Santa Fe II | Rago, Aug 2025 |
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.