Lot 345 · First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art
Imaginary Portraits , Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1969
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- Estimate
- $100,000–$150,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art , New York · 29 October 2008
- Dimensions
- 685 x 535 mm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5422318
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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After Pablo Picasso, Imaginary Portraits , Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1969. Christie's, 29 Oct 2008, lot 345. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5422318.
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After Pablo Picasso, Imaginary Portraits , Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1969. Christie's, 29 Oct 2008, lot 345. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5422318.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Thirty Four Greens in my Garden, My Right Hand as a Flower, Rings of Saturn | Byron Kim (b.1961), Glenn Ligon (b.1960) & Kiki Smith (b.1954) | $10,000–$15,000 | |
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| After Pablo Picasso | Imaginary Portraits | $162,849 | Sotheby's, Mar 2026 | |
| After Pablo Picasso | Déjeuner sur l'herbe | Sotheby's, Nov 2011 | ||
| Andy Warhol | Gem | Sotheby's, Sep 2022 | ||
| After Pablo Picasso | Portraits Imaginaires (Imaginary Portraits) | Phillips, Sep 2024 | ||
| Andy Warhol | ＄ (4) (F. & S. ⅱ.281-282) | SBI Art Auction, Oct 2021 | ||
| Joan Miró | Le Coq | Sotheby's, May 2023 | ||
| Andy Warhol | self portrait | Sotheby's, Jun 2019 | ||
| Andy Warhol | Mick Jagger, from Mick Jagger Portfolio, 1975 | Bonhams, Mar 2023 |
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.