Lot 42 · Contemporary Art
I'd Rather a Beautiful Fiction Than an Unremarkable Truth - 2023
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- Estimate
- £300–£500 hammer ≈ $406–$676
- Result
- upcoming — 12 August 2026
- Performance
- Sale
- Lyon & Turnbull — Contemporary Art , Live from Edinburgh & Online · 12 August 2026
- Record ID
- TB-2026-2285149
- Record
- first seen 26 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-2285149 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-2285149
The Connor Brothers, I'D RATHER A BEAUTIFUL FICTION THAN AN UNREMARKABLE TRUTH - 2023. Lyon & Turnbull, 12 Aug 2026, lot 42. estimate £300–£500, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2285149.
Sell probability TheBasis model · trained on recorded passes
83% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 92,006 held-out lots the model scored about 82%, 73% sold.
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The Connor Brothers, I'D RATHER A BEAUTIFUL FICTION THAN AN UNREMARKABLE TRUTH - 2023. Lyon & Turnbull, 12 Aug 2026, lot 42. estimate £300–£500, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2285149.
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Connor Brothers | A Scandalous Proposal | $525 | Heritage Auctions, Mar 2026 | |
| The Connor Brothers | If It's Not Weird I'm Not Interested | Bonhams, Nov 2023 | ||
| The Connor Brothers | Everything Was Beautiful | Rago, Jul 2024 | ||
| The Connor Brothers | Hear No Evil | Heritage Auctions, May 2024 | ||
| The Connor Brothers | 'The Honeymoon Is Over - 2017' and 'Two of a Kind' | Lyon & Turnbull, Jan 2022 | ||
| The Connor Brothers | There Are No Extraordinary People Only Ordinary People Who D | Bonhams, Dec 2025 | ||
| The Connor Brothers | I Tried to Drown My Sorrows But the Bastards Learned How to | Lyon & Turnbull, Apr 2025 | ||
| The Connor Brothers | I Fucking Love You - 2023 | Lyon & Turnbull, Mar 2026 |
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.