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- Estimate
- £6,000–£8,000 hammer ≈ $8,507–$11,343
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — New Now, London · 10 April 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-243625
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Erwin Wurm, Inspection (from Instructions on how to be politically incorrect). Phillips, 10 Apr 2018, lot 175. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-243625.
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Erwin Wurm, Inspection (from Instructions on how to be politically incorrect). Phillips, 10 Apr 2018, lot 175. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-243625.
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From the same sale New Now · Apr 2018
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philosophy in the Boudoir - To Libertines' by The Marquis de Sade (1795) | Cerith Wyn Evans | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| 18-20 inches | Louise Lawler | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Zerstörte Form Rot | A. R. Penck | £12,000–£18,000 | |
| Ohne Titel (der Onkel kommt) | Martin Kippenberger | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Ohne Titel | Imi Knoebel | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| ye Mighty, and Despair! | Kour Pour | £8,000–£12,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erwin Wurm | Montaigne & Descartes | $8,524 | Phillips, Jun 2026 | |
| Erwin Wurm | Walther PPK (from the Weapons series) | Rago, Sep 2023 | ||
| Erwin Wurm | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Dec 2024 | ||
| Erwin Wurm | ONKEL, variation 10 | Rago, Sep 2023 | ||
| Erwin Wurm | Untitled (The Museumdirector) | Christie's, Nov 2019 | ||
| Erwin Wurm | Taipei, Mädchen mit Orangen (from the series: Outdoor Sculpt | Lempertz, May 2025 | ||
| Erwin Wurm | the artist who swallowed the world when it was still a disc | Sotheby's, Mar 2018 | ||
| Erwin Wurm | Sans titre | Christie's, Jun 2026 |
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