Lot 9 · 20th/21st Century: London Evening Sale
Blossom
Chris Ofili · oil, acrylic, polyester resin, glitter, pins and elephant dung on linen
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- Estimate
- £1,000,000–£1,500,000 hammer ≈ $1,335,095–$2,002,642
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — 20th/21st Century: London Evening Sale, London · 15 October 2025
- Dimensions
- 99 ½ x 72in. (252.5 x 183cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3136363
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3136363 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3136363
Chris Ofili, Blossom. Christie's, 15 Oct 2025, lot 9. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3136363.
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Ofili | Afromantics | $1,955,288 | Sotheby's, Mar 2023 | |
| Chris Ofili | afromantics | Sotheby's, Oct 2018 | ||
| Gerhard Richter | Farbtafel | Sotheby's, Nov 2022 | ||
| Andy Warhol | Camouflage | Sotheby's, Mar 2025 | ||
| Chris Ofili | Triple Beam Dreamer | Phillips, Oct 2021 | ||
| David Hockney | Terrace Hollywood Hills House with Banana Tree | Sotheby's, May 2025 | ||
| Chris Ofili | Afrodizzia | Sotheby's, May 2014 | ||
| Chris Ofili | The Holy Virgin Mary | Christie's, Jun 2015 |
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.