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- Estimate
- $1,500,000–$2,000,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Day Auction, New York · 19 November 2025
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5336055
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Ed Ruscha, Cosmo, Selma, Vine. Sotheby's, 19 Nov 2025, lot 523. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5336055.
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Ed Ruscha, Cosmo, Selma, Vine. Sotheby's, 19 Nov 2025, lot 523. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5336055.
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From the same sale Contemporary Day Auction · Nov 2025
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sultan | Raghav Babbar | $100,000–$150,000 | |
| Untitled | Richard Diebenkorn | $800,000–$1,200,000 | |
| A Bucket of Cherries | Julio Larraz | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| The Photobooth | George Segal | $200,000–$300,000 | |
| Untitled | Rudolf Stingel | $500,000–$700,000 | |
| Saturday's Child | Charles White | $300,000–$500,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Ruscha | Your Comedies | $1,819,000 | Sotheby's, Nov 2025 | |
| Ed Ruscha | Bowling Ball, Olive | Christie's, May 2022 | ||
| Ed Ruscha | Chain and Cable | Christie's, Nov 2023 | ||
| Ed Ruscha | Golden Words | Sotheby's, May 2023 | ||
| Ed Ruscha | See | Christie's, Mar 2023 | ||
| Ed Ruscha | Brave Men Run in My Family | Christie's, Nov 2019 | ||
| Ed Ruscha | Eye with Fluid | Sotheby's, Mar 2023 | ||
| Ed Ruscha | City, with Marbles | Christie's, Oct 2020 |
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.