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- Estimate
- $120,000–$180,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Day Auction, New York · 16 May 2025
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5293309
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Ernie Barnes, Lift Every Voice. Sotheby's, 16 May 2025, lot 335. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5293309.
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Ernie Barnes, Lift Every Voice. Sotheby's, 16 May 2025, lot 335. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5293309.
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| Ernie Barnes | Rewrite | $150,000 | Christie's, Nov 2021 | |
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| Ernie Barnes | My Man | Phillips, Nov 2022 | ||
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