Lot 148 · First Open: Post-War and Contemporary Art Online
Don't Tell Marley
Carla Busuttil · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,000 hammer ≈ $1,904–$2,539
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — First Open: Post-War and Contemporary Art Online, London · 5 July 2023
- Dimensions
- x 71in. (160.2 x 180.2cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3346050
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Carla Busuttil, Don't Tell Marley. Christie's, 5 Jul 2023, lot 148. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3346050.
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Carla Busuttil, Don't Tell Marley. Christie's, 5 Jul 2023, lot 148. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3346050.
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From the same sale First Open: Post-War and Contemporary Art Online · Jul 2023
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carla Busuttil | The Air is Filled With Children | $1,048 | Christie's, Mar 2023 | |
| Carla Busuttil | Untitled | Sotheby's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Carla Busuttil | The Border Moved, you may not cross; Party Snatcher; Tart Ta | Rago, Sep 2025 | ||
| Sol Lewitt | Untitled (from the Twelve Forms Derived From a Cube series) | Rago, Sep 2021 | ||
| Damien Hirst | Fruitful. 2020. | Koller, Dec 2025 | ||
| Damien Hirst | Fruitful (Small) - 2020 | Lyon & Turnbull, Aug 2021 | ||
| Damien Hirst | Self-Portrait | Chiswick Auctions, Feb 2026 | ||
| Carla Busuttil | Great British Smile, 2008 (unframed) | Bonhams, Nov 2025 |
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.