Lot 6 · First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art
Untitled (The War For Me to Become You)
Barbara Kruger · archival pigment print, in artist's frame
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- Estimate
- $40,000–$60,000 hammer
- Result
- upcoming — 18 July 2023
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art, New York · 18 July 2023
- Dimensions
- 42 x 34 in. (106.7 x 86.4 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3343592
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Barbara Kruger, Untitled (The War For Me to Become You). Christie's, 18 Jul 2023, lot 6. estimate $40,000–$60,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3343592.
Sell probability TheBasis model · trained on recorded passes
88% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 92,019 held-out lots the model scored about 88%, 84% sold.
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Barbara Kruger, Untitled (The War For Me to Become You). Christie's, 18 Jul 2023, lot 6. estimate $40,000–$60,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3343592.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Three | ROSEMARIE TROCKEL (B. 1952) & CARSTEN HOLLER (B. 1961) | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Red Landscape with the Fly | ILYA KABAKOV (1933-2023) & EMILIA KABAKOV (B. 1945) | $2,000–$3,000 | |
| Untitled | Bruce Conner | $12,000–$18,000 | upcoming |
| Shark Study 9 | Robert Longo | $40,000–$60,000 | upcoming |
| Last Still Life, New York | Wolfgang Tillmans | $40,000–$60,000 | upcoming |
| Untitled (Student Work) | Anna Weyant | $50,000–$70,000 | upcoming |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara Kruger | Three works: Picture/Readings | $50,800 | Phillips, May 2025 | |
| Barbara Kruger | Untitled (Is there a perfect mate for everyone?) | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 | ||
| Barbara Kruger | Untitled (How Can I be a Better Person) | Phillips, Mar 2018 | ||
| Barbara Kruger | Untitled (When Was the Last Time You Laughed?) | Phillips, Mar 2021 | ||
| Barbara Kruger | Untitled (We Will No Longer Be Seen and Not Heard) | Sotheby's, Apr 2024 | ||
| Barbara Kruger | Untitled (Can Money Buy You Love?) | Phillips, May 2025 | ||
| Barbara Kruger | barbara kruger | untitled (your misery loves company/feel is | Sotheby's, Jun 2020 | ||
| Barbara Kruger | Untitled (Specific) | Sotheby's, Jan 2017 |
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.