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- Estimate
- $200,000–$300,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Sale , New York · 18 November 2022
- Dimensions
- each: 88 5/8 x 61 3/8 in. (225.1 x 155.9 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3412335
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3412335 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3412335
Chris Ofili, Blue Damascus. Christie's, 18 Nov 2022, lot 498. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3412335.
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Chris Ofili, Blue Damascus. Christie's, 18 Nov 2022, lot 498. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3412335.
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From the same sale Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Sale · Nov 2022
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Street Greed | Ed Ruscha | $200,000–$300,000 | |
| Beth Lamed | Morris Louis | $1,000,000–$1,500,000 | |
| For Kathy | Sam Gilliam | $500,000–$700,000 | |
| Cantilever | Alexander Calder | $1,800,000–$2,500,000 | |
| Stranger Drawing #4 | Glenn Ligon | $300,000–$500,000 | |
| Self-Portrait | Andy Warhol | $400,000–$600,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Ofili | Ovid-Windfall | $190,500 | Sotheby's, May 2024 | |
| Chris Ofili | Pramnian Odyssey 2 | Phillips, Feb 2014 | ||
| Chris Ofili | Black Triangle 1 | Sotheby's, May 2018 | ||
| Chris Ofili | Footsteps (Devil's staircase) | Phillips, Dec 2020 | ||
| Chris Ofili | Rara & Mala | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Chris Ofili | Blind Leading Blind 2005 | Bonhams, Oct 2019 | ||
| Andy Warhol | Orangutan, from Endangered Species (F. & S. 299) | Phillips, Jun 2025 | ||
| Chris Ofili | Saint Lucian Blue | Phillips, Sep 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.