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- Estimate
- €70,000–€100,000 hammer ≈ $81,676–$116,680
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Modern and Contemporary Art, Paris · 3 December 2025
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5340787
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Robert Rauschenberg, Number 1 (Waterworks). Sotheby's, 3 Dec 2025, lot 124. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5340787.
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Robert Rauschenberg, Number 1 (Waterworks). Sotheby's, 3 Dec 2025, lot 124. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5340787.
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From the same sale Modern and Contemporary Art · Dec 2025
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Les Nymphes | Anto Carte | €40,000–€60,000 | |
| Autoportrait | Lluís Lleó | €10,000–€15,000 | |
| Raichle Nr. 1 | Jean Tinguely | €24,000–€35,000 | |
| Composition | André Lanskoy | €50,000–€70,000 | |
| Sans titre | Amelia Peláez | €40,000–€60,000 | |
| TOTALSTBALLETTBABY "SAINT JUST"'s BEFREIUNGSSCHLAG der SAALKUNST, tol… | Jonathan Meese | €20,000–€30,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Rauschenberg | Tribute 21 (22 works) | $101,175 | Bonhams, May 2022 | |
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| Robert Rauschenberg | Wooden Rays (Galvanic Suite) 1989 | Bonhams, May 2022 |
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