Lot 97 · Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago 2025 Art Auction | Hosted by Sotheby's
Painting the Town #22,
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- Estimate
- $80,000–$100,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago 2025 Art Auction | Hosted by Sotheby's, Chicago · 7 June 2025
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5299184
- Record
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Carrie Mae Weems, Painting the Town #22,. Sotheby's, 7 Jun 2025, lot 97. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5299184.
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Carrie Mae Weems, Painting the Town #22,. Sotheby's, 7 Jun 2025, lot 97. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5299184.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Le Diseur de Poésie | — | $40,000–$50,000 | |
| just beneath the surface under each word | — | $20,000–$25,000 | |
| cuban rum cynide +metal +salts/daisy eagle tigershark | Petra Cortright | $28,000–$34,000 | |
| touch me | Yoko Ono | $30,000–$40,000 | |
| airplane mode | Samuel Levi Jones | $25,000–$40,000 | |
| Untitled (#10-19) | Rebecca Morris | $65,000–$75,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrie Mae Weems | Scenes & Take (Great Expectations) | $67,500 | Sotheby's, May 2018 | |
| Carrie Mae Weems | carrie mae weems | scenes & takes (the bad and the beautiful | Sotheby's, Jul 2020 | ||
| Andy Warhol | Turtle (Feldman & Schellmann II.360A) | Sotheby's, Oct 2024 | ||
| Carrie Mae Weems | High Yella Girl from Colored People | Phillips, Apr 2019 | ||
| Andy Warhol | Goethe (see F. & S. 270-273) | Phillips, Jun 2024 | ||
| Andy Warhol | Carlo de Benedetti (Positive) | Phillips, Nov 2021 | ||
| Carrie Mae Weems | untitled | Sotheby's, Mar 2019 | ||
| Carrie Mae Weems | Violet Colored Girl | Sotheby's, Dec 2021 |
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