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- Estimate
- $45,000–$55,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — POST-WAR AND CONTEMPORARY (AFTERNOON SESSION), New York · 15 May 2002
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6148637
- Record
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Alighiero Boetti, AEB. Christie's, 15 May 2002, lot 361. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6148637.
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Alighiero Boetti, AEB. Christie's, 15 May 2002, lot 361. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6148637.
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From the same sale Post-War and Contemporary (Afternoon Session) · May 2002
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Hockney | Elizabeth Peyton | $15,000–$20,000 | |
| Untitled | Maurizio Cattelan | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Untitled (July 23, 1988) | Alighiero Boetti | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Untitled | Jean-Michel Basquiat | $100,000–$150,000 | |
| Bird Lady | John Wesley | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Two Girls | Lisa Yuskavage | $15,000–$20,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alighiero Boetti | Provvisoriamente 1994 | $61,987 | Bonhams, Dec 2023 | |
| Alighiero Boetti | Udire tra le parole | Sotheby's, May 2025 | ||
| Alighiero Boetti | Divine astrazioni | Sotheby's, May 2024 | ||
| Alighiero Boetti | Ammazzare il tempo | Sotheby's, May 2021 | ||
| Alighiero Boetti | 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1 | Phillips, Oct 2021 | ||
| Alighiero Boetti | Bisogna essere leggeri come gli uccelli e non come le piume | Phillips, Apr 2024 | ||
| Alighiero Boetti | Il silinzio é d'oro | SBI Art Auction, Oct 2022 | ||
| Alighiero Boetti | De bouche à oreille | Sotheby's, Dec 2023 |
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.