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- Estimate
- $60,000–$80,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Discoveries, New York · 2 October 2024
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5240076
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Joel Mesler, Lights Out. Sotheby's, 2 Oct 2024, lot 824. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5240076.
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Joel Mesler, Lights Out. Sotheby's, 2 Oct 2024, lot 824. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5240076.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Mesler | Untitled (Bananas) | $69,850 | Phillips, Feb 2025 | |
| Joel Mesler | Untitled (Hopes and Dreams) | Phillips, Nov 2024 | ||
| Joel Mesler | Untitled (I) | Phillips, Oct 2024 | ||
| Joel Mesler | Untitled (One Day at a Time) | Christie's, Dec 2020 | ||
| Joel Mesler | Untitled (w) 無題（W） | Sotheby's, Jul 2023 | ||
| Joel Mesler | Untitled (Wet Dream) | Christie's, Mar 2025 | ||
| Joel Mesler | Untitled (One Love) | Christie's, May 2024 | ||
| Joel Mesler | Untitled (Sky Blue) | Sotheby's, Sep 2023 |
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.