Lot 352 · Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Auction
Many Storms in the Mind
Sigmar Polke · photo dye and gouache on gelatin silver print
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- Estimate
- £15,000–£20,000 hammer ≈ $18,494–$24,659
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Auction, London · 7 October 2016
- Dimensions
- 19 5/8 x 27 3/8in. (50 x 69.5cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4001366
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Sigmar Polke, Many Storms in the Mind. Christie's, 7 Oct 2016, lot 352. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4001366.
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Sigmar Polke, Many Storms in the Mind. Christie's, 7 Oct 2016, lot 352. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4001366.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Frédéric Bruly Bouabré | Alighiero Boetti | — | upcoming |
| ‘No number # 12 (After Augustine’s Confessions)’ | Joseph Kosuth | — | upcoming |
| Became | Robert Barry | — | upcoming |
| Piegare e spiegare (Fold and unfold | Alighiero Boetti | £15,000–£20,000 | |
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| Mariée (Bride) | Piero Dorazio | £28,000–£35,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sigmar Polke | Untitled, 1982 | $123,264 | Sotheby's, Dec 2021 | |
| Sigmar Polke | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Dec 2021 | ||
| Sigmar Polke | Untitled | Sotheby's, Mar 2026 | ||
| Sigmar Polke | Freundinnen II 1967 | Bonhams, Mar 2018 | ||
| Sigmar Polke | untitled | Sotheby's, Nov 2018 | ||
| Sigmar Polke | Ohne Titel | Sotheby's, Jun 2026 | ||
| Sigmar Polke | Übermalung eines Bildes Winterlandschaft, 1989 | Ketterer Kunst, Jul 2020 | ||
| Sigmar Polke | Untitled (Blue) | Sotheby's, Apr 2021 |
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.