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- Estimate
- £1,000,000–£1,500,000 hammer ≈ $1,572,652–$2,358,978
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — Contemporary Art Evening Sale, London · 28 June 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-270425
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Sigmar Polke, Carnival. Phillips, 28 Jun 2015, lot 39. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-270425.
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Sigmar Polke, Carnival. Phillips, 28 Jun 2015, lot 39. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-270425.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Evening Sale · Jun 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Study for Happy Choppers | Banksy | £300,000–£400,000 | |
| Chicago, Mercantile Exchange | Andreas Gursky | £650,000–£850,000 | |
| Untitled (Imperial Car Detail) | Andy Warhol | £150,000–£250,000 | |
| Free at Leisure No. 11 | Yue Minjun | £500,000–£700,000 | |
| Stanley Steamer (Fat Jim) | George Condo | £180,000–£220,000 | |
| Gun | Andy Warhol | £300,000–£500,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sigmar Polke | BZ am Mittag, 1965 | $1,865,179 | Ketterer Kunst, Jun 2026 | |
| Sigmar Polke | Roter Fisch | Sotheby's, Jun 2026 | ||
| Sigmar Polke | Table Dance | Phillips, Nov 2019 | ||
| Sigmar Polke | Lappländische Reise II (Lapland Journey II) | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Sigmar Polke | Seit Benzin- Und Heizölpreise Fallen, Wundert Mich Nichts Me | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Sigmar Polke | Mexiko | Christie's, Oct 2018 | ||
| Sigmar Polke | Mehl in der Wurst (Flour in the Sausage) | Christie's, Oct 2017 | ||
| Sigmar Polke | Irrläufer (Misdirected) | Sotheby's, Oct 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.