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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-2026-5293321
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Hedda Sterne, Tondo. Sotheby's, 16 May 2025, lot 389. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5293321.
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Hedda Sterne, Tondo. Sotheby's, 16 May 2025, lot 389. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5293321.
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From the same sale Contemporary Day Auction · May 2025
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fan (Hard Model) | Claes Oldenburg | $100,000–$150,000 | |
| Boat Basin | Scott Kahn | $30,000–$40,000 | |
| Brunhildes Seele | Anselm Kiefer | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| zweiundzwanzigstermärzzweitausendundfünfzehn | Ugo Rondinone | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| We the People (detail) | Danh Vo | $180,000–$250,000 | |
| Manzanas | Fernando Botero | $250,000–$350,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hedda Sterne | Untitled #2 | $163,800 | Christie's, Jul 2023 | |
| Hedda Sterne | Vertical Horizontal No. 15 | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Hedda Sterne | Vertical Horizon #3 | Sotheby's, Mar 2022 | ||
| Hedda Sterne | Untitled (from the Reflections series) | Rago, Dec 2023 | ||
| Hedda Sterne | Vertical-Horizontal, No. 7 | Heritage Auctions, May 2022 | ||
| Keith Haring | Pop Shop Ⅳ (Littmann p. 146 - 147) | SBI Art Auction, Mar 2022 | ||
| Andy Warhol | Mick Jagger | Christie's, Sep 2022 | ||
| Andy Warhol | Ladies and Gentlemen (F. & S. 128-137) | Phillips, Jun 2026 |
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.