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- Estimate
- $200,000–$300,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Day Auction, New York · 17 November 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4875536
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Ed Ruscha, Energy Robbing Gears. Sotheby's, 17 Nov 2020, lot 174. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4875536.
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Ed Ruscha, Energy Robbing Gears. Sotheby's, 17 Nov 2020, lot 174. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4875536.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Day Auction · Nov 2020
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muro | Olga De Amaral | $260,000–$350,000 | |
| UNTITLED (January 15 1981) | Keith Haring | $300,000–$400,000 | |
| Beautiful Contents of My Wife's Handbag Cheeky Tangerine and Raspberr… | Damien Hirst | $350,000–$450,000 | |
| Barbe des occasions manquées | Jean Dubuffet | $300,000–$400,000 | |
| Untitled | Cy Twombly | $200,000–$300,000 | |
| Homage to the Square | Josef Albers | $150,000–$200,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Ruscha | Is it Overcast, Radiation Fog, or Scud? | $252,000 | Sotheby's, Nov 2022 | |
| Ed Ruscha | Space Study [#1] | Christie's, Nov 2023 | ||
| Ed Ruscha | S for Spanish | Phillips, Nov 2025 | ||
| Ed Ruscha | Colorfast? [#5] | Sotheby's, May 2022 | ||
| Ed Ruscha | Maybe, Maybe | Sotheby's, Nov 2023 | ||
| Ed Ruscha | We're This and We're That Aren't We? | Phillips, May 2024 | ||
| Ed Ruscha | Exit | Christie's, Mar 2023 | ||
| Ed Ruscha | Trashy Fish | Christie's, May 2026 |
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.