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- Estimate
- $4,000–$6,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Discoveries, New York · 19 July 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5141024
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Clifford Rainey, Broken Boy. Sotheby's, 19 Jul 2023, lot 215. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5141024.
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Clifford Rainey, Broken Boy. Sotheby's, 19 Jul 2023, lot 215. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5141024.
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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 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifford Rainey | Walking on Fish (Liberty) | $3,250 | Heritage Auctions, Jan 2021 | |
| Clifford Rainey | Broken Icon #2 (three works) | Heritage Auctions, Jan 2021 | ||
| Clifford Rainey | Untitled VII | Rago, Sep 2026 | ||
| Clifford Rainey | Clifford Rainey (born 1948) Gaia2000cast glass, impressed 'R | Bonhams, Mar 2022 | ||
| Dale Chihuly | DALE CHIHULY (1941) Corbeille Macchia1991Signée 'Chihuly' et | Bonhams, May 2024 | ||
| Clifford Rainey | A Head of His Time | Heritage Auctions, Jan 2021 | ||
| Sonja Blomdahl | Untitled B1503 | Rago, Jan 2026 | ||
| Clifford Rainey | Things Fall Apart--Sore Head | Heritage Auctions, Jan 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.