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- Estimate
- £10,000–£15,000 hammer ≈ $13,483–$20,225
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction, London · 1 July 2009
- Dimensions
- 61¾ x 5 7/8 x 5 7/8in. (157 x 15 x 15cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5303596
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Tony Oursler, Laughing #2. Christie's, 1 Jul 2009, lot 144. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5303596.
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Tony Oursler, Laughing #2. Christie's, 1 Jul 2009, lot 144. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5303596.
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From the same sale Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction · Jul 2009
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Self-Portrait Suspended VIII | Sam Taylor-wood | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Implant | Anish Kapoor | £80,000–£120,000 | |
| Untitled | Urs Fischer | £30,000–£40,000 | |
| Concetto spaziale, Attese | Lucio Fontana | £25,000–£35,000 | |
| Bianco | Agostino Bonalumi | £30,000–£40,000 | |
| Untitled | Equipo Realidad (active from 1966-1976) | £10,000–£15,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Oursler | softy | $32,500 | Sotheby's, Nov 2018 | |
| Tony Oursler | Rock | Phillips, Mar 2020 | ||
| Tony Oursler | Eeek | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 | ||
| Tony Oursler | Tumble | Phillips, Sep 2024 | ||
| Tony Oursler | Truth | Phillips, Sep 2021 | ||
| Tony Oursler | Kno | Sotheby's, Jun 2017 | ||
| Tony Oursler | Sym | Sotheby's, Sep 2022 | ||
| Tony Oursler | Troubler | Phillips, Feb 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.