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- Estimate
- £45,000–£65,000 hammer ≈ $54,803–$79,160
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale, London · 14 October 2023
- Dimensions
- 13 3⁄8 x 62 ½ x 3 7⁄8in. (34 x 158 x 10cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3330308
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Tracey Emin, Is Legal Sex Anal?. Christie's, 14 Oct 2023, lot 258. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3330308.
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Tracey Emin, Is Legal Sex Anal?. Christie's, 14 Oct 2023, lot 258. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3330308.
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From the same sale Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale · Oct 2023
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Les masques (La vallée) (The Masks (The Valley)) | Claire Tabouret | £120,000–£180,000 | |
| Sorry, Something Went Wrong | Guglielmo Castelli | £25,000–£35,000 | |
| Wall Eyed Pinto | Peter Doig | £250,000–£350,000 | |
| Young Magpie | Lucian Freud | £80,000–£120,000 | |
| Crying | Anne Collier | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Untitled (Le Cri) (Untitled (The Scream)) | Ghada Amer | £40,000–£60,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracey Emin | Sleeping Wishing | $61,149 | Phillips, Apr 2026 | |
| Tracey Emin | And I Said I Love You! | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Tracey Emin | Angel without You | Phillips, Dec 2023 | ||
| Tracey Emin | More Love | Phillips, Jun 2022 | ||
| Tracey Emin | Never Again! | Rago, May 2026 | ||
| Tracey Emin | Legs IV | Sotheby's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Tracey Emin | The Only Place You Came To Me Was In My Sleep | Christie's, Mar 2024 | ||
| Tracey Emin | Blinding | Christie's, Feb 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.