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- Estimate
- $400–$600 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Discoveries, New York · 15 March 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5105978
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Shepard Fairey, Corporate Welfare. Sotheby's, 15 Mar 2023, lot 539. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5105978.
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Shepard Fairey, Corporate Welfare. Sotheby's, 15 Mar 2023, lot 539. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5105978.
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From the same sale Contemporary Discoveries · Mar 2023
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| When I Look Into Your Eyes I See Forever | Ana Benaroya | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Dried Apples and Green Tea | Emily Mason | $15,000–$20,000 | |
| Black Bra | Richard Prince | $30,000–$40,000 | |
| Beautiful, Galactic, Exploding (Spin) | Damien Hirst | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| African Drawing No. 7: Napoli (from the Leonardo series) | Joseph Beuys | $8,000–$10,000 | |
| Fidenza #722 | Tyler Hobbs | $80,000–$120,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shepard Fairey | AK-47 Lotus | $381 | Sotheby's, Mar 2023 | |
| Shepard Fairey | Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite, 2021 | Bonhams, Nov 2022 | ||
| Shepard Fairey | AZULEJO, "Obey" | Bid by Bid, Feb 2024 | ||
| Shepard Fairey | Floral Harmony Dark Blue Yin/Yang | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Shepard Fairey | Obey: Supply & Demand Box Set | Heritage Auctions, Aug 2026 | ||
| Shepard Fairey | "Obey Warhol". | Stockholms Auktionsverk Fine Art, Jan 2025 | ||
| Shepard Fairey | Shepard Fairey, Obey Enhanced Disintegration (Pink) | Dallas Auction Gallery, Jan 2024 | ||
| Shepard Fairey | Jim Muir | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2022 |
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