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Study for Race Car Crash

Robert Longo (American, b. 1953) · 2012

$50,800 price realized incl. premium

≈ £38,987≈ €46,461

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Medium
Drawing (ink) · Works on paper all drawing results →
As published: “ink and charcoal on vellum”
Support
Other support
Signed / inscribed
Signed, titled and dated “STUDY FOR RACE CAR CRASH Robert Longo 2012” lower edge
Category
Drawings
Dimensions
image 13 5/8 x 20 1/8 in. (34.6 x 51.1 cm) sheet 19 x 23 7/8 in. (48.3 x 60.6 cm)
Auction house
Phillips
Sale
Modern & Contemporary Art (NY011024)
Date
July 17, 2024
Location
New York, United States
Lot
113
Estimate
$15,000 – $20,000 (≈ £11,512 – £15,349) (≈ €13,719 – €18,292)
Source
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Retrieved Sep 26, 2026

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Provenance trail: auction history of this work

Offered 3 times between 2014 and 2024 · sold 2 · bought in / unsold 1

Catalogue details differ between appearances (dimensions). Houses often re-measure, translate or re-catalogue a work; compare the entries below.

  1. Study for Race Car Crash, Phillips 2014

    May 16, 2014 · Phillips

    Contemporary Art Day Sale, lot 291

    Sold $50,000Sign up to see · est. $30,000 – $40,000

    As catalogued

    Robert Longo, “Study for Race Car Crash”, 2012

    ink and charcoal on vellum

    sheet 13 1/2 x 20 in. (34.3 x 50.8 cm.)

  2. Study for Race Car Crash, Phillips 2022

    Sep 28, 2022 · Phillips

    New Now, lot 170

    Bought in / unsold · est. $30,000 – $40,000

    As catalogued

    Robert Longo, “Study for Race Car Crash”, 2012

    ink and charcoal on vellum

    sheet 13 1/2 x 20 in. (34.3 x 50.8 cm.)

  3. Study for Race Car Crash, Phillips 2024

    Jul 17, 2024 · Phillips this result

    Modern & Contemporary Art, lot 113

    Sold $50,800 +2%Sign up to see · est. $15,000 – $20,000

    As catalogued

    Robert Longo, “Study for Race Car Crash”, 2012

    ink and charcoal on vellum

    image 13 5/8 x 20 1/8 in. (34.6 x 51.1 cm) sheet 19 x 23 7/8 in. (48.3 x 60.6 cm)

Appearances are linked when the photographs match and the size, medium and title agree (match confidence 88%). Casts and prints are linked only when the cast or impression number also matches. Price changes compare each sold price with the previous one (in USD at each sale’s exchange rate when the currencies differ). Details are shown as each house published them.

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