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- Estimate
- $30,000–$40,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's N08202 · 11 May 2006
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3423432
- Record
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Christian Boltanski, les bougies. Sotheby's, 11 May 2006, lot 540. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3423432.
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Christian Boltanski, les bougies. Sotheby's, 11 May 2006, lot 540. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3423432.
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From the same sale Sotheby's N08202 · May 2006
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohne | Mario Merz | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| Vfl-14-2002 | Frank Nitsche | $30,000–$40,000 | |
| Steps to Blue | Alexander Calder | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| Nightscape Presence II | Louise Nevelson | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| Birmingham, Attractive Good Figure, Fun Time | Marcus Harvey | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Guarded Woman | Richard Lindner | $20,000–$30,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Boltanski | Monument | $126,914 | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | |
| Christian Boltanski | Reliquaire (Le Fête de Pourim) | Sotheby's, Jul 2026 | ||
| Christian Boltanski | Shadows from the Lessons of Darkness | Sotheby's, May 2011 | ||
| Christian Boltanski | Autel Chases | Christie's, Jul 2022 | ||
| Andy Warhol | Mick Jagger (F & S. 139) | Phillips, Jun 2022 | ||
| Christian Boltanski | La Fête du Pourim | Sotheby's, Jun 2022 | ||
| Christian Boltanski | Reliquaire | Christie's, Dec 2007 | ||
| Christian Boltanski | Réliquaire | Sotheby's, Nov 2011 |
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.