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- Estimate
- $12,000–$18,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Important Prints and Multiples Evening Sale , New York · 24 October 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4779944
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Chuck Close, chuck close | self portrait/white ink. Sotheby's, 24 Oct 2019, lot 18. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4779944.
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Chuck Close, chuck close | self portrait/white ink. Sotheby's, 24 Oct 2019, lot 18. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4779944.
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From the same sale Important Prints and Multiples Evening Sale · Oct 2019
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| chuck close | self-portrait | Chuck Close | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| edvard munch | moonlight ii (sch. 81b; w. 202) | Edvard Munch | $200,000–$300,000 | |
| chuck close | self-portrait | Chuck Close | $55,000–$75,000 | |
| edvard munch | two human beings. the lonely ones (schiefler 133; woll 157) | Edvard Munch | $700,000–$900,000 | |
| andy warhol | rebel without a cause (james dean) (f. & s. ii.355) | Andy Warhol | $80,000–$120,000 | |
| helen frankenthaler | lot's wife (h. 32) | Helen Frankenthaler | $50,000–$70,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Close | Kate Moss | $14,990 | Phillips, Nov 2022 | |
| Chuck Close | Cecily | Sotheby's, Feb 2025 | ||
| Chuck Close | Self Portrait | Sotheby's, May 2023 | ||
| Chuck Close | Zhang Huan II | Phillips, Jun 2024 | ||
| Chuck Close | Self-Portrait | Sotheby's, Apr 2022 | ||
| Chuck Close | Self-portrait | Sotheby's, Feb 2026 | ||
| Chuck Close | Leslie/Fingerprint | Bonhams, May 2024 | ||
| Chuck Close | Kate Moss (diptych) | Phillips, Oct 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.