Lot 229 · First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art
I want to go home, but I am home
Friedrich Kunath · oil and acrylic on canvas
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- Estimate
- $30,000–$50,000 hammer
- Result
- upcoming — 17 July 2026
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art, New York · 17 July 2026
- Dimensions
- 79 x 122 in. (200.7 x 309.9 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3062904
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3062904 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3062904
Friedrich Kunath, I want to go home, but I am home. Christie's, 17 Jul 2026, lot 229. estimate $30,000–$50,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3062904.
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90% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 92,019 held-out lots the model scored about 91%, 91% sold.
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Friedrich Kunath, I want to go home, but I am home. Christie's, 17 Jul 2026, lot 229. estimate $30,000–$50,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3062904.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Self Portrait with Bluets (Cheesman Park) | CALEB HAHNE (B. 1993) | $8,000–$12,000 | upcoming |
| Untitled | TOILETPAPER: COLLABORATION MAURIZIO CATTELAN/PIERPAOLO FERRARI | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Nongqawuse | CHRISTOPHER MYERS (B. 1974) | $18,000–$25,000 | upcoming |
| What God Gives You in Harmony | CHRISTOPHER MYERS (B. 1974) | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Five postcards to Kasper König, October 1968, from I Got Up | On Kawara | $18,000–$25,000 | |
| "Untitled" (Bloodwork - Steady Decline) | Felix Gonzalez-torres | $60,000–$80,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friedrich Kunath | It’s Friedrich | $40,640 | Phillips, May 2024 | |
| Friedrich Kunath | Late Checkout | Phillips, Jul 2026 | ||
| Friedrich Kunath | Not Today | Phillips, Oct 2025 | ||
| Friedrich Kunath | I Won't Do My Own Stunts | Phillips, Sep 2025 | ||
| Friedrich Kunath | I Got Kinda Lost 2018 | Bonhams, Feb 2024 | ||
| Friedrich Kunath | friedrich kunath | i wonder how nature knows | Sotheby's, Mar 2020 | ||
| Friedrich Kunath | Chanson é gocentrique | Christie's, Mar 2021 | ||
| Friedrich Kunath | Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart | Phillips, Oct 2020 |
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.