Lot 421 · Post-War and Contemporary Art (Afternoon Session)
Newspaper
Robert Gober · photolithography on paper and twine
.jpg?mode=max)
Sign in to download a work market report (PDF) — placement, comparables, and the artist's market, generated from the record.
- Estimate
- $18,000–$25,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art (Afternoon Session) , New York · 12 May 2005
- Dimensions
- 6 x 15 x 13 in. (15.2 x 38.1 x 33 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5815663
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-5815663 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-5815663
Robert Gober, Newspaper. Christie's, 12 May 2005, lot 421. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5815663.
Cite this record permanent · resolvable · quotable
Appraisal reports, insurance claims, catalogue entries and footnotes. The identifier never changes, and anyone can resolve it back to this page at https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-5815663.
Robert Gober, Newspaper. Christie's, 12 May 2005, lot 421. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5815663.
The citation omits the realized price because this record is not unlocked. Everything else in it is complete and permanent.
From the same sale Post-War and Contemporary Art (Afternoon Session) · May 2005
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled (Large Table) | St. Claire Cemin (b.1951) | $18,000–$25,000 | |
| Untitled | Christopher Wood | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| No Title | Raymond Pettibon | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| "'B', Maddened by the Mistral, Fighting for his Knife" | John Wesley | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Untitled | Kai Althoff | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| The Adoration | Inka Essenhigh | $80,000–$120,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Gober | Hanging Man/Sleeping Man | $22,860 | Sotheby's, Jun 2023 | |
| Robert Gober | untitled | Sotheby's, Nov 2019 | ||
| Robert Gober | Newspaper, 1992 | Bonhams, Mar 2024 | ||
| Robert Gober | Newspaper | Sotheby's, Jun 2026 | ||
| Robert Gober | Untitled | Phillips, Jun 2024 | ||
| Robert Gober | i. Untitled (Uncooked Chicken); ii. Untitled (Cooked Chicken | Sotheby's, Jun 2025 | ||
| Robert Gober | Male and Female Genital Wallpaper | Sotheby's, Jun 2023 | ||
| Robert Gober | untitled (gemini 1816-18) | Sotheby's, Oct 2005 |
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.