Lot 538 · Post-War and Contemporary Art (Afternoon Session)
Les Bougies (Shadows from the Lesson of Darkness)
Christian Boltanski · fourteen part oxidized copper with candles and metal brackets
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- Estimate
- $25,000–$35,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art (Afternoon Session) , New York · 12 May 2005
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5815764
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Christian Boltanski, Les Bougies (Shadows from the Lesson of Darkness). Christie's, 12 May 2005, lot 538. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5815764.
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Christian Boltanski, Les Bougies (Shadows from the Lesson of Darkness). Christie's, 12 May 2005, lot 538. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5815764.
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From the same sale Post-War and Contemporary Art (Afternoon Session) · May 2005
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled (Large Table) | St. Claire Cemin (b.1951) | $18,000–$25,000 | |
| Untitled | Christopher Wood | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| No Title | Raymond Pettibon | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| "'B', Maddened by the Mistral, Fighting for his Knife" | John Wesley | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Untitled | Kai Althoff | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| The Adoration | Inka Essenhigh | $80,000–$120,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Boltanski | Reliquaire (Le Fête de Pourim) | $108,800 | Sotheby's, Jul 2026 | |
| Christian Boltanski | La Fête du Pourim | Sotheby's, Jun 2022 | ||
| Christian Boltanski | monument : la fête de pourim | Sotheby's, Sep 2012 | ||
| Christian Boltanski | Monument | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Christian Boltanski | Reliquaire | Phillips, Nov 2016 | ||
| Andy Warhol | Turtle (Feldman & Schellmann II.360A) | Sotheby's, Oct 2024 | ||
| Christian Boltanski | Reserve | Sotheby's, Nov 2012 | ||
| Christian Boltanski | Réliquaire | Sotheby's, Nov 2011 |
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.