Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Doe Fawn (C. p. 319, C. 20), 1973
Lithograph · Paper · ed. 7/50
Phillips · Feb 2, 2026$1,548 ≈ £1,132 ≈ €1,307Sign up free to see price
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Masturbating Man
Bruce Nauman (American, b. 1941) · 1985
$2,757,500 price realized incl. premium
≈ £2,155,476≈ €2,439,186
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- Medium
- Other · Other all other results →As published: “neon tubing mounted on wood panel”
- Support
- Panel
- Category
- Other
- Dimensions
- neon 47 3/4 x 30 1/8 x 2 3/4 in. (121.3 x 76.5 x 7 cm.) panel 86 1/2 x 39 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. (219.7 x 100.3 x 31.8 cm.)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- 20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale (NY010718)
- Date
- November 15, 2018
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 9
- Estimate
- $2,500,000 – $3,500,000 (≈ £1,954,194 – £2,735,871) (≈ €2,211,411 – €3,095,975)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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