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- Estimate
- $25,000–$35,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Day Auction, New York · 14 May 2024
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5212338
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Donald Sultan, Two Lemons, February 28, 1984. Sotheby's, 14 May 2024, lot 256. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5212338.
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Donald Sultan, Two Lemons, February 28, 1984. Sotheby's, 14 May 2024, lot 256. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5212338.
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From the same sale Contemporary Day Auction · May 2024
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swipe Left | Cristina Banban | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| Untitled | Mimmo Paladino | $50,000–$70,000 | |
| Donut Table | Haas Brothers | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| I Couldn’t Care Less What People Think | Jenna Gribbon | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Split Spectrum | Morris Louis | $1,200,000–$1,800,000 | |
| Strahlung zu gelb | Max Bill | $40,000–$60,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Sultan | Green and Yellow Squash, 1997 | $22,950 | Bonhams, Apr 2023 | |
| Donald Sultan | Blue Poppies | Phillips, Jan 2021 | ||
| Donald Sultan | Forest Fire, February 27 1984, 1984 | Sotheby's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Donald Sultan | Black and Blues (1), 1999 (two works) | Freeman's | Hindman, Apr 2025 | ||
| Donald Sultan | Hollyhocks December 10 1992 | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 | ||
| Donald Sultan | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Jun 2021 | ||
| Donald Sultan | Building Canyon | Heritage Auctions, Nov 2016 | ||
| Donald Sultan | Red Poppies | Phillips, Sep 2020 |
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.