Lot 514 · Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale (Afternoon Session)
Torpfosten
Thoralf Knobloch · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £8,000–£12,000 hammer ≈ $15,559–$23,338
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale (Afternoon Session) , London · 7 February 2008
- Dimensions
- 39 3/8 x 31½in. (100 x 80cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5480630
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Thoralf Knobloch, Torpfosten. Christie's, 7 Feb 2008, lot 514. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5480630.
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Thoralf Knobloch, Torpfosten. Christie's, 7 Feb 2008, lot 514. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5480630.
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From the same sale Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale (Afternoon Session) · Feb 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled | Rudolf Stingel | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Untitled | Anselm Reyle | £25,000–£35,000 | |
| Untitled | Damien Hirst | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Bomb Hugger | Banksy | £30,000–£40,000 | |
| Tattoos for Pig 'Madonna' | Wim Delvoye | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Untitled | Keith Haring | £100,000–£150,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thoralf Knobloch | Herberge | $17,536 | Christie's, Feb 2007 | |
| Thoralf Knobloch | Schornstein 2 | Sotheby's, Dec 2008 | ||
| Damien Hirst | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Oct 2022 | ||
| Thoralf Knobloch | Strandgut | Phillips, Oct 2013 | ||
| Thoralf Knobloch | Hinter den Scheunen | Sotheby's, Feb 2014 | ||
| Damien Hirst | Cinchonidine | Phillips, Sep 2025 | ||
| Damien Hirst | Mercy (from the Virtues series) | Rago, Mar 2022 | ||
| Thomas Ruff | Portrait (V. Levchenya) | Sotheby's, Dec 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.