Lot 280 · Contemporary Art | New York
Happiness Is Having A Loving, Caring Family... In Another Town
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- Estimate
- $10,000–$15,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art | New York, New York · 17 December 2021
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4993928
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Friedrich Kunath, Happiness Is Having A Loving, Caring Family... In Another Town. Sotheby's, 17 Dec 2021, lot 280. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4993928.
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Friedrich Kunath, Happiness Is Having A Loving, Caring Family... In Another Town. Sotheby's, 17 Dec 2021, lot 280. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4993928.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art | New York · Dec 2021
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angel | Leonard Baskin | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Untitled (Eleven Drawings) | Richard Hambleton | $7,000–$9,000 | |
| Untitled | Alexander Ross | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| Black Nipples | John Wesley | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Work No. 379; LOVE | Martin Creed | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| Curtain Wall | Oscar Tuazon | $12,000–$18,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friedrich Kunath | The Past | $12,900 | Phillips, Jun 2026 | |
| Friedrich Kunath | Untitled | Phillips, Mar 2024 | ||
| Friedrich Kunath | Untitled (I Need More Time) | Sotheby's, Feb 2026 | ||
| Friedrich Kunath | I’m Still Here | Phillips, Sep 2022 | ||
| Friedrich Kunath | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, May 2024 | ||
| Friedrich Kunath | Youth and Identity | Sotheby's, Jan 2023 | ||
| Friedrich Kunath | The sea isn't a good place to think about the future | Christie's, Oct 2006 | ||
| Friedrich Kunath | Bagno Europa (Café Pathetique), 2012 | Bonhams, Sep 2021 |
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.