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- Estimate
- $7,000–$9,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Discoveries, New York · 3 October 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5154188
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Mary Bauermeister, The A-touch (Artists Touch-Haha). Sotheby's, 3 Oct 2023, lot 459. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5154188.
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Mary Bauermeister, The A-touch (Artists Touch-Haha). Sotheby's, 3 Oct 2023, lot 459. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5154188.
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From the same sale Contemporary Discoveries · Oct 2023
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crescendo I | Edna Andrade | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Code of Angels | Genesis Tramaine | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| Ledge | Willy Heeks | $2,000–$3,000 | |
| Study/Falling Man (Walking Figure #2) | Ernest Trova | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Untitled (Black Books) | Rachel Whiteread | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| Untitled (for S.M.) | Byron Kim | $6,000–$8,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Bauermeister | Anton Henning: "Blumenstilleben (No. 165)" | $8,198 est. | VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG, Nov 2023 | |
| Mary Bauermeister | Untitled (Stone) | Lempertz, Dec 2023 | ||
| Mary Bauermeister | Sketch for Tanglewood Press 1967-1968 | Bonhams, Jul 2023 | ||
| Mary Bauermeister | Untitled | Lempertz, Dec 2021 | ||
| Mary Bauermeister | The A-touch (Artists Touch-Haha) | Sotheby's, Mar 2023 | ||
| Mary Bauermeister | Chaos Stone Picture | Wright, Apr 2023 | ||
| Mary Bauermeister | Sketch for Tanglewood | Phillips, Mar 2025 | ||
| Mary Bauermeister | Jewel box | Sotheby's, Jul 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.