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- Estimate
- £20,000–£30,000 hammer ≈ $25,435–$38,152
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, London · 5 October 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-261239
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Peter Halley, Blue Prison. Phillips, 5 Oct 2016, lot 181. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-261239.
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Peter Halley, Blue Prison. Phillips, 5 Oct 2016, lot 181. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-261239.
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From the same sale 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale · Oct 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chopped Bill | Hugh Scott-douglas | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Untitled | Jacob Kassay | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| Soccer Ball Bag 1 | Mark Bradford | £80,000–£120,000 | |
| H8rs Gonna H8 | Nate Lowman | £50,000–£70,000 | |
| Untitled | Adam Mcewen | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| Rewrite | Mike Kelley | £30,000–£50,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Halley | Red Cell | $38,100 | Christie's, Feb 2026 | |
| Peter Halley | Magenta Prison | Heritage Auctions, May 2021 | ||
| Peter Halley | Silver Prison | Bonhams, May 2025 | ||
| Peter Halley | Blue Prison | Sotheby's, May 2025 | ||
| Peter Halley | Five Silver Cells | Phillips, May 2026 | ||
| Peter Halley | Untitled (6/21/96.4) | Phillips, Mar 2022 | ||
| Peter Halley | Blue Cell | Phillips, Dec 2025 | ||
| Peter Halley | Orange Prison | Phillips, Sep 2019 |
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.