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- Estimate
- $10,000–$15,000 hammer
- Result
- upcoming — 18 December 2024
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — First Open | Post-War and Contemporary Art , New York · 18 December 2024
- Dimensions
- in. (55.9 x 63.8 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3188229
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3188229 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3188229
Martin Kippenberger, I Love Mad Max. Christie's, 18 Dec 2024, lot 144. estimate $10,000–$15,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3188229.
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92% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
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Martin Kippenberger, I Love Mad Max. Christie's, 18 Dec 2024, lot 144. estimate $10,000–$15,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3188229.
From the same sale First Open | Post-War and Contemporary Art · Dec 2024
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seven | VICTORIA MARTINEZ (B. 1987) | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| Monkey Suit | YESIYU ZHAO (B. 1991) | $2,000–$3,000 | |
| 18-15-19-1-4-5-12-9-13-1 | PATRICIA AYRES (B. 1975) | $1,000–$1,500 | |
| Inside the Mountain | ANA PRATA (B. 1980) | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| Return to Bay Point | GRANT HAFFNER (B. 1978) | $1,000–$2,000 | |
| Color of My Nipple is Rosy Pink | ILONA SZWARC (B. 1984) | $1,500–$2,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Kippenberger | Untitled I - V | $12,700 | Phillips, Oct 2024 | |
| Martin Kippenberger | Untitled | Phillips, Dec 2023 | ||
| Martin Kippenberger | Upside Down and Turning Me | Rago, May 2024 | ||
| Martin Kippenberger | Untitled (Hotel Sofitel) | Phillips, Nov 2019 | ||
| Martin Kippenberger | Untitled (Bates Hotel) | Phillips, Nov 2023 | ||
| Martin Kippenberger | Untitled (Parkhotel Adler) | Sotheby's, Oct 2017 | ||
| Martin Kippenberger | martin kippenberger | untitled (haus lyskirchen) | Sotheby's, Apr 2020 | ||
| Martin Kippenberger | Ohne Titel (drei reichen schon für eine Party). 1983 | Grisebach, Dec 2016 |
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.