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Lot 164 · 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

Who has not asked himself at some time or other: am I a monster or is this what it means to be a person? - Clarice Lispector "I know, but there are lots of parts of being a person, you know?" "Yeah, I know". Anyone who lives, knows, even without knowing, that he or she knows - Clarice Lispector

Darren Bader

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Estimate
£8,000–£10,000 hammer ≈ $10,448–$13,059
Result
Performance
Sale
Phillips — 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, London · 21 October 2020
Record ID
TB-2026-222147
Record
first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Darren Bader, Who has not asked himself at some time or other: am I a monster or is this what it means to be a person? - Clarice Lispector "I know, but there are lots of parts of being a person, you know?" "Yeah, I know". Anyone who lives, knows, even without knowing, that he or she knows - Clarice Lispector. Phillips, 21 Oct 2020, lot 164. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-222147.

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Darren Bader, Who has not asked himself at some time or other: am I a monster or is this what it means to be a person? - Clarice Lispector "I know, but there are lots of parts of being a person, you know?" "Yeah, I know". Anyone who lives, knows, even without knowing, that he or she knows - Clarice Lispector. Phillips, 21 Oct 2020, lot 164. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-222147.

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From the same sale 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale · Oct 2020

LotArtistEstimateResult
Linked Lingam in green, purple, and orange Loie Hollowell £50,000–£70,000
Untitled Harold Ancart £60,000–£80,000
Untitled (JSP16029) Josh Smith £60,000–£70,000
Cubist Woman George Condo £30,000–£50,000
O Ed Ruscha £12,000–£18,000
Untitled Julian Schnabel £120,000–£180,000

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