Lot 850 · Contemporary Art
„The Code“. 1996
Tony Oursler · Videoinstallation: iron tubing chair, cloth figure, tripod and video projector
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- Estimate
- €9,000–€12,000 hammer ≈ $10,385–$13,847
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Grisebach — Contemporary Art, Berlin · 30 May 2014
- Dimensions
- Variable dimensions (chair: 79,5 x 36 x 51 cm) (31 ¼ x 14 ⅛ x 20 ⅛ in.))
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1784919
- Record
- first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-1784919 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-1784919
Tony Oursler, „The Code“. 1996. Grisebach, 30 May 2014, lot 850. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1784919.
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Tony Oursler, „The Code“. 1996. Grisebach, 30 May 2014, lot 850. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1784919.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art · May 2014
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| „Four Fixed Three Moving Lines“. 1972 | George Rickey | €60,000–€80,000 | |
| „Lichtrelief“ („Relief de lumiere“). 1969 | Heinz Mack | €60,000–€80,000 | |
| „Giada II“. 1961 | Piero Dorazio | €70,000–€90,000 | |
| „Wrapped Reichstag“. 1978 | Christo | €40,000–€60,000 | |
| „Vertikal“. 1988 | Günther Förg | €10,000–€15,000 | |
| „Kopf mit Taschentuch“. 1967 | Horst Antes | €40,000–€60,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Oursler | Sym | $26,588 | Sotheby's, Sep 2022 | |
| Tony Oursler | Tumble | Phillips, Sep 2024 | ||
| Tony Oursler | Truth | Phillips, Sep 2021 | ||
| Tony Oursler | „Separation“. 1999 | Grisebach, Jun 2015 | ||
| Tony Oursler | Eeek | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 | ||
| Tony Oursler | Troubler | Phillips, Feb 2026 | ||
| Tony Oursler | untitled | Sotheby's, Nov 2016 | ||
| Tony Oursler | softy | Sotheby's, Nov 2018 |
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.