Lot 1 · First Open: Post-War and Contemporary Art Online
Naomi and Ruth-Temper My Grief, Cool My Tongue
Brittney Leeanne Williams · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £12,000–£18,000 hammer ≈ $15,236–$22,854
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — First Open: Post-War and Contemporary Art Online, London · 5 July 2023
- Dimensions
- in. (152.5 x 121.7cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3345897
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-3345897 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3345897
Brittney Leeanne Williams, Naomi and Ruth-Temper My Grief, Cool My Tongue. Christie's, 5 Jul 2023, lot 1. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3345897.
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Brittney Leeanne Williams, Naomi and Ruth-Temper My Grief, Cool My Tongue. Christie's, 5 Jul 2023, lot 1. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3345897.
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From the same sale First Open: Post-War and Contemporary Art Online · Jul 2023
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|---|---|---|---|
| Vibes | EKENE STANLEY EMECHETA (B. 1994) | £3,000–£5,000 | upcoming |
| Digesting, Creating, Becoming | ANNE SPEIER (B. 1977) | £1,000–£2,000 | upcoming |
| Your Daughter's Daughter' (or 'Carlos') | France-lise Mcgurn | £15,000–£20,000 | upcoming |
| Activist | Sarah Ball | £12,000–£18,000 | upcoming |
| Untitled | Winston Branch | £20,000–£30,000 | upcoming |
| Untitled | Chris Ofili | £3,000–£5,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brittney Leeanne Williams | Disk | $19,050 | Phillips, Mar 2023 | |
| Brittney Leeanne Williams | Naomi and Ruth-Temper My Grief, Cool My Tongue | Christie's, Feb 2025 | ||
| Damien Hirst | Blue Butterfly, from In The Darkest Hour There May Be Light | Phillips, Jun 2024 | ||
| Damien Hirst | Doxylamine | Phillips, Jun 2025 | ||
| Damien Hirst | Goodness, from The Aspects (H6-4) | Phillips, Sep 2023 | ||
| Damien Hirst | Justice, from The Virtues (H9-1) | Phillips, Sep 2023 | ||
| Damien Hirst | Control, from 'The Virtues' | Bonhams, Nov 2022 | ||
| Damien Hirst | Control, from The Virtues (H9-8) | Phillips, Sep 2024 |
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.