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- Estimate
- $3,000–$5,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Online | New York , New York · 6 December 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4797428
- Record
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Thornton Willis, thornton willis | walton. Sotheby's, 6 Dec 2019, lot 127. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4797428.
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Thornton Willis, thornton willis | walton. Sotheby's, 6 Dec 2019, lot 127. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4797428.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Online | New York · Dec 2019
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| jenny holzer | untitled (the living series) | Jenny Holzer | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| james bishop | untitled | James Bishop | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| jenny holzer | untitled (the living series) | Jenny Holzer | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| george kleiman | untitled | George Kleiman | $1,000–$2,000 | |
| claes oldenburg & coosje van bruggen | soft clarinet folded | Claes Oldenburg And Coosje Van Bruggen | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| mel bochner | thank you! | Mel Bochner | $6,000–$8,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Koons | Carracci Flower, from Tate Modern 21 Years Print Portfolio | $4,750 | Phillips, Jun 2023 | |
| Thornton Willis | Summer Suit | Phillips, Jul 2021 | ||
| Thornton Willis | Becky's Drawing | Sotheby's, Oct 2023 | ||
| Jeff Koons | b. 1955 | Tiroche, Dec 2024 | ||
| Richard Prince | Queen Elizabeth II, from Instagram New Portraits | Phillips, Jun 2022 | ||
| Andy Warhol | Kissing Angels, from In the Bottom of the Garden | Heritage Auctions, Sep 2021 | ||
| Robert Longo | Adam, 2012 | Bonhams, Dec 2023 | ||
| Richard Tuttle | Works #26 | Heritage Auctions, May 2024 |
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