Lot 273 · Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale
Pictures That May or May Not Go Together
Louise Lawler · Cibachrome print flush-mounted on plywood museum box
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- Estimate
- £10,000–£15,000 hammer ≈ $12,062–$18,093
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale , London · 1 March 2023
- Dimensions
- 24 x 30 x 1in. (60.9 x 76.3 x 2.5cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3383294
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3383294 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3383294
Louise Lawler, Pictures That May or May Not Go Together. Christie's, 1 Mar 2023, lot 273. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3383294.
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Louise Lawler, Pictures That May or May Not Go Together. Christie's, 1 Mar 2023, lot 273. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3383294.
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From the same sale Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale · Mar 2023
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Negroes in the Trees #9 | Amani Lewis | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| After the Black Ecstatic | Devan Shimoyama | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| Celia | David Hockney | £300,000–£500,000 | |
| Air Lines | Robert Nava | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| Untitled | Eddie Martinez | £60,000–£80,000 | |
| Untitled | Mark Grotjahn | £25,000–£35,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louise Lawler | Conditions of Sale | $16,510 | Rago, Jul 2025 | |
| Louise Lawler | Nipple | Phillips, Dec 2021 | ||
| Louise Lawler | Additional Support | Sotheby's, Jul 2024 | ||
| Louise Lawler | Pictures that May or May not go together | Phillips, Dec 2024 | ||
| Louise Lawler | Blue Nail | Phillips, Apr 2026 | ||
| Louise Lawler | Arranged by Donald Marron, Susan Brundage, Cheryl Bishop at | Bonhams, Apr 2024 | ||
| Louise Lawler | Hotel Room, Köln | Sotheby's, Jun 2023 | ||
| Louise Lawler | Fragment/Frame/Text; "Served the Needs of Northern European | Sotheby's, Apr 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.