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Lot 87 · Between Thought and Expression: Works from the Collection of A.G. Rosen, Part II

Too Lips

Jim Lutes

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Estimate
$5,000–$7,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Between Thought and Expression: Works from the Collection of A.G. Rosen, Part II, New York · 12 December 2024
Record ID
TB-2026-5265332
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Jim Lutes, Too Lips. Sotheby's, 12 Dec 2024, lot 87. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5265332.

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From the same sale Between Thought and Expression: Works from the Collection of A.G. Rosen, Part II · Dec 2024

LotArtistEstimateResult
090605-3 $800–$1,200
The Big Tree [A Double-Sided Work] Walter Robinson $2,000–$3,000
March Ricci Albenda $7,000–$10,000
[16 works] Marcel Dzama $20,000–$30,000
Hope Jocelyn Hobbie $4,000–$6,000
Home #42 - Pink Hillside Jane Dickson $6,000–$8,000

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