Lot 5 · The Contemporary Austin’s 2021 Benefit Auction Hosted by Sotheby’s
Match fire #2 (The Modernist)
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- Estimate
- $26,000–$30,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — The Contemporary Austin’s 2021 Benefit Auction Hosted by Sotheby’s, New York · 18 October 2021
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4966336
- Record
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Catherine Opie, Match fire #2 (The Modernist). Sotheby's, 18 Oct 2021, lot 5. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4966336.
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Catherine Opie, Match fire #2 (The Modernist). Sotheby's, 18 Oct 2021, lot 5. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4966336.
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|---|---|---|---|
| The Beast Was Never Quite Alone | Daniel Johnston | $5,000–$6,000 | |
| Camino y Canon Oaxaca #2 | Jorge Purón | $3,500–$4,500 | |
| Fractions of Light & Time (October 23, 2008 7:17PM) | Erika Blumenfeld | $4,000–$5,000 | |
| Folded Sculpture with Amaryllis (L.A. Freeway) | — | $7,000–$8,000 | |
| grounding, i | — | $20,000–$22,000 | |
| Horoscope #11 | Ricky Swallow | $22,000–$26,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine Opie | Dyke | $27,940 | Sotheby's, Oct 2025 | |
| Catherine Opie | catherine opie | divinity fudge | Sotheby's, Sep 2019 | ||
| Catherine Opie | Untitled #3 (Icehouses) | Rago, May 2024 | ||
| Catherine Opie | Untitled #6 (Icehouses) | Sotheby's, Mar 2017 | ||
| Catherine Opie | Untitled #14 | Christie's, Jul 2017 | ||
| Catherine Opie | Untitled #7 (Icehouses) | Phillips, Nov 2018 | ||
| Catherine Opie | Untitled #10 (Icehouses) | Phillips, Oct 2024 | ||
| Catherine Opie | Jerome Caja | Rago, Jun 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.