Lot 142 · 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale
Das Ende des Alphabets (Prototype for the Edition)
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- Estimate
- £60,000–£80,000 hammer ≈ $80,900–$107,866
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, London · 29 June 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-252396
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-252396 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-252396
Martin Kippenberger, Das Ende des Alphabets (Prototype for the Edition). Phillips, 29 Jun 2017, lot 142. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-252396.
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Martin Kippenberger, Das Ende des Alphabets (Prototype for the Edition). Phillips, 29 Jun 2017, lot 142. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-252396.
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From the same sale 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale · Jun 2017
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tridim-Kek | Victor Vasarely | £80,000–£120,000 | |
| Die Leute sind ganz prima in Foggia | Joseph Beuys | £100,000–£150,000 | |
| Shitface | Dan Colen And Joe Bradley | £100,000–£150,000 | |
| Untitled (canvas 28) | Matias Faldbakken | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Embossment Painting #14 | Tauba Auerbach | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| Vorhang | Gerhard Richter | £120,000–£180,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Kippenberger | Untitled (Hotel am Stephansplatz) | $90,922 | Christie's, Jun 2023 | |
| Martin Kippenberger | Mirror for Hang-Over Bud | Phillips, Mar 2020 | ||
| Martin Kippenberger | New York von der Bronx aus gesehen [New York Seen from the B | Christie's, May 2022 | ||
| Martin Kippenberger | Copa und Ipa (Vorfreude seitenverkehrt: Ich muss zuhause ble | Ketterer Kunst, Jun 2021 | ||
| Martin Kippenberger | Untitled (from the series Don't Wake up Daddy ) | Christie's, Nov 2022 | ||
| Martin Kippenberger | Porträt Dean Martin | Sotheby's, Sep 2022 | ||
| Martin Kippenberger | ohne titel | Sotheby's, Mar 2019 | ||
| Martin Kippenberger | Heil Hitler Ihr Fetischisten / Heil Hitler You Fetishists | Sotheby's, Mar 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.