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- Estimate
- $1,000–$1,500 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Rago — 20|21 Art, Lambertville · 30 September 2025
- Record ID
- TB-2026-850693
- Record
- first seen 22 Jul 2026 · updated 22 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Paul Cowan, BECAUSE THE SKY IS BULE. Rago, 30 Sep 2025, lot 249. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-850693.
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Paul Cowan, BECAUSE THE SKY IS BULE. Rago, 30 Sep 2025, lot 249. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-850693.
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From the same sale 20|21 Art · Sep 2025
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled | Thomas Nozkowski | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| Apple Pie | Julio Larraz | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Untitled | Shinique Smith | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Dividing and Alternating (diptych) | Dean Levin | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Untitled | Arman | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| Untitled | Cleve Gray | $1,500–$2,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Cowan | Untitled | $1,187 | Sotheby's, Dec 2020 | |
| Paul Cowan | Because the Sky Is Bule | Rago, Mar 2026 | ||
| Paul Cowan | Two works: (i) Untitled ; (ii) Untitled | Phillips, Dec 2020 | ||
| Paul Cowan | Because the Sky is Blue | Sotheby's, Dec 2020 | ||
| Kaws | BFF Companion (three works) | Heritage Auctions, May 2025 | ||
| Paul Cowan | Two works: (i-ii) Untitled | Phillips, Apr 2018 | ||
| Paul Cowan | Untitled , 2011 | Freeman's | Hindman, Mar 2025 | ||
| Paul Cowan | Untitled , 2012 | Freeman's | Hindman, Mar 2022 |
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.