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- Estimate
- $100,000–$150,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art (Afternoon Session) , New York · 19 November 2002
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5984406
- Record
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Matthew Barney, Cremaster 3: Hiram Abiff. Christie's, 19 Nov 2002, lot 537. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5984406.
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Matthew Barney, Cremaster 3: Hiram Abiff. Christie's, 19 Nov 2002, lot 537. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5984406.
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From the same sale Post-War and Contemporary Art (Afternoon Session) · Nov 2002
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Pope (I-III) | Andreas Serrano (b. 1950) | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| Blue Milk | Takashi Murakami | $15,000–$20,000 | |
| Manhattan | Verne Dawson | $12,000–$18,000 | |
| Widow's Watch | George Condo | $18,000–$25,000 | |
| The Bridge on the River Kwai | Lisa Ruyter | $12,000–$18,000 | |
| Grobe Köpfe (Big Heads) | Thomas Schütte | $10,000–$15,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Barney | Cremaster 5: Her Giant | $118,750 | Phillips, Mar 2014 | |
| Matthew Barney | Cremaster 4: Triple Option (Triptych) | Phillips, Oct 2016 | ||
| Matthew Barney | CREMASTER 1: Goodyear Chorus | Christie's, May 2021 | ||
| Matthew Barney | Away Gown | Christie's, May 2001 | ||
| Matthew Barney | Cremaster 4: the Isle of Man (in 5 parts) | Sotheby's, Nov 2022 | ||
| Matthew Barney | New Sun | Sotheby's, Feb 2008 | ||
| Matthew Barney | OTTOdrone (manual) A | Christie's, May 2006 | ||
| Matthew Barney | cremaster 1: ms. goodyear | Sotheby's, Oct 2013 |
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.