Lot 333 · Post War & Contemporary Art Day Sale (Afternoon)
Beggar In Paris
Blek Le Rat · acrylic and spray-enamel on canvas
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- Estimate
- £8,000–£12,000 hammer ≈ $15,957–$23,935
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post War & Contemporary Art Day Sale (Afternoon), London · 1 July 2008
- Dimensions
- 63¾ x 51¼in. (161.9 x 130.2cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5440529
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Blek Le Rat, Beggar In Paris. Christie's, 1 Jul 2008, lot 333. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5440529.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Ash Head | Zhang Huan | £20,000–£30,000 | |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blek Le Rat | Mona Lisa (Red & Blue) | $27,090 | Phillips, Oct 2022 | |
| Blek Le Rat | Tango | Sotheby's, Dec 2023 | ||
| Blek Le Rat | Street art in museum - 2011-2012 | Artcurial, May 2019 | ||
| Blek Le Rat | Sans titre - 2013 | Artcurial, Nov 2021 | ||
| Blek Le Rat | Deux Danseuses, 1990 | Artcurial, Jan 2013 | ||
| Banksy | Stop & Search | Phillips, Jan 2026 | ||
| Blek Le Rat | Pied Piper | Phillips, Nov 2021 | ||
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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.