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- Estimate
- $600,000–$800,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Curated, New York · 1 March 2024
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5194393
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Ed Ruscha, Drugs, Hardware, Barber, Video. Sotheby's, 1 Mar 2024, lot 30. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5194393.
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Ed Ruscha, Drugs, Hardware, Barber, Video. Sotheby's, 1 Mar 2024, lot 30. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5194393.
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From the same sale Contemporary Curated · Mar 2024
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled | Etel Adnan | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| Al | Robert Kushner | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| Candybox: Forever | Philip Hanson | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| Litho #2 (Waves #2) | Willem De Kooning | $300,000–$500,000 | |
| Napoleon Bonaparte | Peter Saul | $100,000–$150,000 | |
| Studio Wall Drawing: Tried and Tested Techniques, Traps and Strategems | Keith Tyson | $8,000–$12,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Ruscha | 1984 | $508,000 | Sotheby's, Nov 2023 | |
| Ed Ruscha | Psychedelic-Indian-Guru-New Mexico-Fadeout-Photo-Realism | Christie's, Nov 2024 | ||
| Ed Ruscha | Various Plastics, 1979 | Bonhams, Sep 2024 | ||
| Ed Ruscha | Business | Christie's, May 2023 | ||
| Ed Ruscha | Hey What Say | Sotheby's, Sep 2025 | ||
| Ed Ruscha | Adios with Olive | Christie's, Nov 2025 | ||
| Ed Ruscha | Paradise | Sotheby's, May 2026 | ||
| Ed Ruscha | Vapor | Sotheby's, Nov 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.