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Rubber Reduction Exercise
Theaster Gates (American, b. 1973) · 2013
$176,400 price realized incl. premium
≈ £132,721≈ €145,617
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- Medium
- Other · Other all other results →As published: “roofing paper, rubber and tar on panel”
- Support
- Panel
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated "Theaster Gates 2013" on the reverse
- Category
- Other
- Dimensions
- 96 1/4 x 96 1/4 x 4 in. (244.5 x 244.5 x 10.2 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- 20th c. and Contemporary Art Day Sale - Afternoon Session (NY010920)
- Date
- December 8, 2020
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 442
- Estimate
- $100,000 – $150,000 (≈ £75,239 – £112,858) (≈ €82,549 – €123,824)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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