Lot 239 · Post-War and Contemporary Art
La Faute d'orthographe (Mea culpa) (The Spelling Mistake (Mea Culpa))
Marcel Broodthaers · offset lithograph
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- Estimate
- €4,000–€6,000 hammer ≈ $4,885–$7,328
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art, Amsterdam · 24 April 2018
- Dimensions
- 45.5 x 60.5cm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3835791
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Marcel Broodthaers, La Faute d'orthographe (Mea culpa) (The Spelling Mistake (Mea Culpa)). Christie's, 24 Apr 2018, lot 239. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3835791.
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Marcel Broodthaers, La Faute d'orthographe (Mea culpa) (The Spelling Mistake (Mea Culpa)). Christie's, 24 Apr 2018, lot 239. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3835791.
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From the same sale Post-War and Contemporary Art · Apr 2018
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| I need a wall behind me | Karin Kneffel | €40,000–€60,000 | |
| After Swimming | Jack Pierson | €2,000–€3,000 | |
| Fünf Miniaturen (Five Miniatures) | Blinky Palermo | — | upcoming |
| Untitled | Günther Förg | €50,000–€70,000 | |
| Bedrängt (Embattled) | A. R. Penck | €55,000–€75,000 | |
| Untitled | Georg Baselitz | €60,000–€80,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcel Broodthaers | Museum - Museum, 1972 | $8,550 | Bonhams, Sep 2024 | |
| Marcel Broodthaers | Citron - Citroen (Réclame pour la Mer du Nord) | Lempertz, Jun 2022 | ||
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| Marcel Broodthaers | 24 images/seconde | Phillips, Apr 2025 | ||
| Marcel Broodthaers | Gedicht - Poem - Poème / Change - Exchange - Wechsel | Sotheby's, Apr 2023 | ||
| Marcel Broodthaers | La pipe – Modèle: La pipe | Phillips, Mar 2025 | ||
| Marcel Broodthaers | Les Animaux de la Ferme | Lempertz, Jun 2022 | ||
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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.