Lot 462 · Post-War and Contemporary Art (Afternoon Session)
Thirty Years Ago, 1953
Komar And Melamid · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- $10,000–$15,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art (Afternoon Session) , New York · 11 November 2004
- Dimensions
- 72 x 47 in. (182.9 x 119.4 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5872766
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Komar And Melamid, Thirty Years Ago, 1953. Christie's, 11 Nov 2004, lot 462. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5872766.
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Komar And Melamid, Thirty Years Ago, 1953. Christie's, 11 Nov 2004, lot 462. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5872766.
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From the same sale Post-War and Contemporary Art (Afternoon Session) · Nov 2004
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled (Large Table) | St. Clair Cemin (b.1951) | $18,000–$25,000 | |
| Untitled | John Currin | $150,000–$200,000 | |
| Untitled (Fondly, to Helen) | Dan Flavin | $150,000–$200,000 | |
| Untitled (Birthday Card) | Damien Hirst | $200,000–$300,000 | |
| Art Magazine Ads | Jeff Koons | $12,000–$16,000 | |
| Sir Sid | Jeff Koons | $25,000–$35,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Komar And Melamid | Girl with Stalin's Head | $50,079 | Sotheby's, Nov 2025 | |
| Komar And Melamid | Judith | Sotheby's, Nov 2008 | ||
| Komar And Melamid | Little Boat and Little Locomotive | Sotheby's, Jun 2021 | ||
| Komar And Melamid | fairy tale (from the diary series) | Sotheby's, Mar 2008 | ||
| Andy Warhol | Mao | Sotheby's, Jul 2023 | ||
| Komar And Melamid | Allosaurus from the Ancestral Portraits Series | Sotheby's, Nov 2011 | ||
| Andy Warhol | Chicken 'N Dumplings (from the Campbell's Soup II portfolio) | Rago, Oct 2025 | ||
| Andy Warhol | Flowers (F. & S. Ⅱ.67) | SBI Art Auction, Jan 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.