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- Estimate
- $35,000–$45,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Prints & Multiples, New York · 21 April 2022
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5016030
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Chuck Close, Self-Portrait. Sotheby's, 21 Apr 2022, lot 49. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5016030.
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Chuck Close, Self-Portrait. Sotheby's, 21 Apr 2022, lot 49. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5016030.
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From the same sale Prints & Multiples · Apr 2022
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fly Fishing, Saranac Lake (Goodrich 105) | Winslow Homer | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Untitled | George Rickey | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| Le Chien aboyant à la lune (Mourlot 189) | Joan Miró | $12,000–$18,000 | |
| Mulholland Drive, June 1986 (Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo 308) | David Hockney | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Nocturne (Kennedy 184; Glasgow 222) | James Abbott Mcneill Whistler | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| Large Sucker | Wayne Thiebaud | $20,000–$30,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Close | The Ballerina | $40,320 | Sotheby's, Jul 2021 | |
| Chuck Close | Self-Portrait | Rago, Jun 2023 | ||
| Chuck Close | self-portrait | Sotheby's, Mar 2018 | ||
| Chuck Close | Self-Portrait/Color | Phillips, Oct 2021 | ||
| Chuck Close | Obama 2012 (I) | Sotheby's, Sep 2025 | ||
| Chuck Close | Georgia | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2023 | ||
| Chuck Close | Kate Moss (diptych) | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2021 | ||
| Chuck Close | Self Portrait | Rago, Jun 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.