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- Estimate
- $5,000–$7,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Discoveries, New York · 19 July 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5140800
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Tom Wesselmann, Smoking Cigar. Sotheby's, 19 Jul 2023, lot 99. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5140800.
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Tom Wesselmann, Smoking Cigar. Sotheby's, 19 Jul 2023, lot 99. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5140800.
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From the same sale Contemporary Discoveries · Jul 2023
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obey with Caution | Shepard Fairey | $400–$600 | |
| Wgb48-4818 | — | $12,000–$18,000 | |
| All Lies Matter | Hank Willis Thomas | $1,000–$1,500 | |
| Intermission (Halloween Afghanistan: Still Life II) | Allora & Calzadilla | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Regard Gérard | Mel Ramos | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Bands of Lines in Four Directions and Four Colors | Sol Lewitt | $30,000–$40,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Wesselmann | Claire Nude | $10,160 | Sotheby's, Oct 2025 | |
| Tom Wesselmann | Hedy (Sandpaper) , 1985/90 | Freeman's | Hindman, Jul 2023 | ||
| Tom Wesselmann | Lulu | Dane Fine Art, Nov 2021 | ||
| Tom Wesselmann | Still Life with Matisse and Johns , 1993 | Freeman's | Hindman, Apr 2023 | ||
| Tom Wesselmann | New Bedroom Blonde Doodle | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2022 | ||
| Tom Wesselmann | Monica Nude with Lichtenstein | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Tom Wesselmann | Monica Nude and the Purple Robe | Sotheby's, Sep 2022 | ||
| Tom Wesselmann | Fast Sketch Still Life | Christie's, Oct 2022 |
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.