Lot 77 · Art contemporain 1
Les Bougies, 1986
Christian Boltanski · Installation de 5 figurines en cuivre oxydé, bougies et supports en métal
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- Estimate
- €30,000–€40,000 hammer ≈ $40,182–$53,576
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Artcurial — Art contemporain 1, Artcurial - Paris · 6 December 2011
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1728497
- Record
- first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Christian Boltanski, LES BOUGIES, 1986. Artcurial, 6 Dec 2011, lot 77. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1728497.
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Christian Boltanski, LES BOUGIES, 1986. Artcurial, 6 Dec 2011, lot 77. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1728497.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Composition Abstraite, 1962 | Gaston Chaissac | €70,000–€90,000 | |
| Composition Visage Jaune, Signature a La Croix, 1962 | Gaston Chaissac | €100,000–€150,000 | |
| Deux Personnages, 1963 | Gaston Chaissac | €40,000–€50,000 | |
| Nu Couché, (Nu) 1954 | Nicolas De Staël | — | |
| La Mort Du Connetable de Bourbon, 1959 | Georges Mathieu | €200,000–€250,000 | |
| Santo, 1985 | Jean-Michel Basquiat | €1,100,000–€1,300,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Boltanski | [no title recorded] | $42,638 | Dorotheum, Jun 2020 | |
| Christian Boltanski | Réserve-La Fête de Pourim | Sotheby's, Jun 2013 | ||
| Christian Boltanski | Monument | Phillips, Sep 2024 | ||
| Christian Boltanski | les habits de françois c. (24 parts) | Sotheby's, Jun 2019 | ||
| Christian Boltanski | Christian Boltanski: Jewish School, Große Hamburger Straße, | VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG, Nov 2023 | ||
| Christian Boltanski | Shadows from the Lessons of Darkness | Phillips, Jun 2019 | ||
| Christian Boltanski | La Fête du Pourim | Sotheby's, Jun 2022 | ||
| Christian Boltanski | Tiroir | Sotheby's, Dec 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.