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- Estimate
- $7,000–$9,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Rago — Post War & Contemporary Art, Lambertville · 21 May 2025
- Record ID
- TB-2026-868172
- Record
- first seen 22 Jul 2026 · updated 22 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Melville Price, Composition I. Rago, 21 May 2025, lot 126. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-868172.
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Melville Price, Composition I. Rago, 21 May 2025, lot 126. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-868172.
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From the same sale Post War & Contemporary Art · May 2025
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wouf | Bernard Frize | $80,000–$120,000 | |
| Monai | Oswaldo Vigas | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Untitled | Oswaldo Vigas | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Arch II | Elizabeth Strong-cuevas | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Untitled | Wolf Kahn | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| Clouage | Mathias Goeritz | $30,000–$50,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melville Price | melville price | untitled (maze series) | $4,375 | Sotheby's, Dec 2019 | |
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| Andy Warhol | Campbell's Soup Can (Tomato) | Sotheby's, Mar 2024 | ||
| Paul Jenkins | Phenomena: We Three Shall Meet Again | Sotheby's, Jul 2022 | ||
| Andy Warhol | U. N. Stamp (F. & S. 185) | Phillips, Sep 2022 | ||
| Andy Warhol | Untitled (from the Sex Parts series) (Unique) | Rago, Jun 2023 | ||
| Andy Warhol | Electric Chair (F. & S. 79) | Phillips, Jan 2023 |
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