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- Estimate
- $3,000–$5,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Discoveries, New York · 1 October 2025
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5326054
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Louise Lawler, Is it. Sotheby's, 1 Oct 2025, lot 787. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5326054.
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Louise Lawler, Is it. Sotheby's, 1 Oct 2025, lot 787. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5326054.
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From the same sale Contemporary Discoveries · Oct 2025
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Album (Sojka 21-29) | Terry Winters | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Sappho | Lynda Benglis | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| zweiundzwanzigsterjanuarzweitausendundsechs | Ugo Rondinone | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| David Hockney | Sir Cecil Beaton | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| TRANSEXUALIS (Manual) A | Matthew Barney | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| Untitled | Rudolf Stingel | $60,000–$80,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louise Lawler | 1989 | $2,395 | Phillips, Oct 2025 | |
| Louise Lawler | Untitled | Rago, May 2026 | ||
| Louise Lawler | What Else Could I Do | Rago, Nov 2025 | ||
| Louise Lawler | Untitled (Warhol Marilyn Monroe), 1990-1991 | Christie's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Louise Lawler | A Spot on the Wall | Lempertz, May 2019 | ||
| Louise Lawler | Campanello, from BAM Photography Portfolio IV | Phillips, Apr 2025 | ||
| Louise Lawler | Assembled | Heritage Auctions, Jun 2021 | ||
| Louise Lawler | Untitled (Dreams) | Phillips, Sep 2024 |
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.