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- Estimate
- $15,000–$20,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Discoveries, New York · 2 October 2024
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5239804
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Firelei Báez, Mistaking Passion for Fever (June 11). Sotheby's, 2 Oct 2024, lot 827. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5239804.
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Firelei Báez, Mistaking Passion for Fever (June 11). Sotheby's, 2 Oct 2024, lot 827. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5239804.
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From the same sale Contemporary Discoveries · Oct 2024
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| #11389-3061 | Todd Hido | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Yellow Girls, Diary Page | Rose Wylie | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Dichter Und Denker | Norbert Bisky | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Curtain | Elliott Hundley | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| High Awakening | — | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| Do Not Watch Tv | Nam June Paik | $10,000–$15,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firelei Báez | Patterns of Resistance | $114,300 | Sotheby's, Feb 2025 | |
| Firelei Báez | Cibyl from the series Geographic Delay | Phillips, Jun 2021 | ||
| Firelei Báez | Inside a Tent Disguised as a Rock (June 27) | Phillips, May 2026 | ||
| Firelei Báez | Off-Color: Palimpsest, (June 27) | Sotheby's, Jul 2024 | ||
| Firelei Báez | Memory Like Fire | Phillips, Sep 2025 | ||
| Firelei Báez | Crewel | Phillips, Mar 2022 | ||
| Damien Hirst | Guilded Blossom | Sotheby's, May 2026 | ||
| Firelei Báez | Anayansi from the series Geographic Delay | Phillips, Sep 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.