Lot 126 · First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art, featuring Drawings from the Collection of the Late Janie C. Lee, Sold for the Benefit of the Menil Drawing Institute
My Pony Arriving to Pick Me Up at the Glitter Theater, London
Karen Kilimnik · felt-tip pen, acrylic, glitter and archival glue on paper
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- Estimate
- $5,000–$7,000 hammer
- Result
- upcoming — 27 February 2026
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art, featuring Drawings from the Collection of the Late Janie C. Lee, Sold for the Benefit of the Menil Drawing Institute, New York · 27 February 2026
- Dimensions
- 30 x 40 in. (76.2 x 101.6 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3096897
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
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Karen Kilimnik, My Pony Arriving to Pick Me Up at the Glitter Theater, London. Christie's, 27 Feb 2026, lot 126. estimate $5,000–$7,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3096897.
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92% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
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Karen Kilimnik, My Pony Arriving to Pick Me Up at the Glitter Theater, London. Christie's, 27 Feb 2026, lot 126. estimate $5,000–$7,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3096897.
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