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- Estimate
- €2,000–€3,000 hammer ≈ $1,977–$2,965
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Curated, Paris · 22 September 2022
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5053002
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Roger Ballen, Les Hammering into Wall. Sotheby's, 22 Sep 2022, lot 98. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5053002.
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Roger Ballen, Les Hammering into Wall. Sotheby's, 22 Sep 2022, lot 98. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5053002.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Habit (Druzy Ring) | Blair Thurman | €12,000–€18,000 | |
| Robe à Pois | Sarah Moon | €4,000–€6,000 | |
| Le "chez soi" des autres | Leonardo Cremonini | €15,000–€20,000 | |
| Study For Still Life #46 | Tom Wesselmann | €7,000–€10,000 | |
| Untitled | Roberto Matta | €3,000–€4,000 | |
| Straight Lines - Accident | Bernar Venet | €30,000–€50,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Ballen | 'untitled' (children with wire car) | $3,000 | Sotheby's, Oct 2018 | |
| Roger Ballen | Brian with Pet Pig | Lempertz, Jun 2023 | ||
| Roger Ballen | Dream Drawing, 2006 | Christie's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Roger Ballen | Head Inside Shirt | Bonhams, Oct 2020 | ||
| Roger Ballen | Courtyard View | Sotheby's, Sep 2022 | ||
| Roger Ballen | Groping [Die Antwoord], 2018 | Chiswick Auctions, May 2026 | ||
| Roger Ballen | „Carlos“. 1998 | Grisebach, Jun 2010 | ||
| Roger Ballen | Ascension, 2013, Asylum of the Birds Series | Strauss & Co, Apr 2022 |
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.