Lot 147 · Contemporary Art Day Auction
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- Estimate
- £30,000–£40,000 hammer ≈ $51,452–$68,603
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Day Auction, London · 1 July 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4276766
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Giuseppe Penone, scrive, legge, ricorda (writes, reads, remembers)alfabeto. cuneo di ferro da piantare in un albero; l’albero crescendo lo assimilerà. (alphabet. iron wedge to be planted in a tree; the tree will assimilate it whilst growing). Sotheby's, 1 Jul 2014, lot 147. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4276766.
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Giuseppe Penone, scrive, legge, ricorda (writes, reads, remembers)alfabeto. cuneo di ferro da piantare in un albero; l’albero crescendo lo assimilerà. (alphabet. iron wedge to be planted in a tree; the tree will assimilate it whilst growing). Sotheby's, 1 Jul 2014, lot 147. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4276766.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Day Auction · Jul 2014
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Librije Walburgskerk Zutphen I | Candida Höfer | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| May 19 Bassacs | Bridget Riley | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| One Ear And... | Yoshitomo Nara | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Untitled | Sam Francis | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| Tooba Series | Shirin Neshat | £30,000–£40,000 | |
| Respirare l'Ombra dell'Acanto | Giuseppe Penone | £12,000–£18,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giuseppe Penone | 5 propagazioni – aprile 2011 | $59,527 | Sotheby's, Jul 2025 | |
| Giuseppe Penone | Unghiata | Sotheby's, May 2024 | ||
| Giuseppe Penone | Rovesciare i propri occhi (Reversing One's Eyes) | Phillips, Mar 2023 | ||
| Giuseppe Penone | L'Unghia La Palpebra La Foglia Tombale | Sotheby's, Jul 2015 | ||
| Giuseppe Penone | Paesaggio del Cervello | Sotheby's, May 2021 | ||
| Giuseppe Penone | Indistinti Confini-claterna | Sotheby's, Oct 2025 | ||
| Giuseppe Penone | Pelle di grafite - riflesso di quarzo | Phillips, Sep 2025 | ||
| Andy Warhol | Marilyn Monroe (Marilyn) (F. & S. 21) | Phillips, Jan 2026 |
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.