Lot 187 · First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art
Beauty Pageant
Inka Essenhigh · oil enamel on canvas
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- Estimate
- $6,000–$8,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art, New York · 20 July 2022
- Dimensions
- in. (152.4 x 184.2 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3441320
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Inka Essenhigh, Beauty Pageant. Christie's, 20 Jul 2022, lot 187. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3441320.
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Inka Essenhigh, Beauty Pageant. Christie's, 20 Jul 2022, lot 187. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3441320.
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From the same sale First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art · Jul 2022
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selbstbildnis [Self-Portrait] | BAHRAM HAJOU (b. 1952) | $50,000–$70,000 | |
| Mutprobe (Fliegende Klassenzimmer) [Test of Courage (Flying Classroom)] | MARTIN HONERT (b. 1953) | $15,000–$20,000 | |
| Untitled | MARINA PINSKY (B. 1986) | $1,000–$2,000 | |
| Sin Titulo iii (Serie Cowberg) | SERGIO PREGO (b. 1969) | $500–$700 | |
| Galatea | Jules Olitski | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Red Rum | Anthony Caro | $30,000–$50,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inka Essenhigh | Gold Painting | $7,200 | Sotheby's, Jul 2024 | |
| Inka Essenhigh | Untitled | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 | ||
| Inka Essenhigh | Three works: i) Untitled; ii) Untitled; iii) Into Hell | Phillips, Jul 2020 | ||
| Inka Essenhigh | world traveler (hotel room) | Sotheby's, Nov 2015 | ||
| Inka Essenhigh | Kate Dancing | Sotheby's, Jun 2023 | ||
| Hiroshi Sugimoto | Teatro dei Varii, Colle di Val d’Elsa, 2014 | SBI Art Auction, Jan 2022 | ||
| Inka Essenhigh | bullies | Sotheby's, Nov 2018 | ||
| Inka Essenhigh | inka essenhigh | untitled (red & aqua) | Sotheby's, Jul 2019 |
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.