Lot 8 · Laugh now but one day we'll be in charge: Banksy and 21st Century Editions
Paper Head 3, from: Paper Heads
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- Estimate
- £5,000–£7,000 hammer ≈ $5,671–$7,940
- Result
- upcoming — 21 September 2022
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Laugh now but one day we'll be in charge: Banksy and 21st Century Editions, London · 21 September 2022
- Dimensions
- Image: 793 x 670 mm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3435948
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3435948 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3435948
Julian Opie, Paper Head 3, from: Paper Heads. Christie's, 21 Sep 2022, lot 8. estimate £5,000–£7,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3435948.
Sell probability TheBasis model · trained on recorded passes
92% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 92,019 held-out lots the model scored about 91%, 91% sold.
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Julian Opie, Paper Head 3, from: Paper Heads. Christie's, 21 Sep 2022, lot 8. estimate £5,000–£7,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3435948.
From the same sale Laugh now but one day we'll be in charge: Banksy and 21st Century Editions · Sep 2022
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julian Opie | Paper head 2 | $8,066 | SBI Art Auction, May 2025 | |
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| Julian Opie | Luc and Ludivine Get Married (6) | Phillips, Sep 2020 | ||
| Julian Opie | Street 2 | Rago, Sep 2021 | ||
| Julian Opie | Twenty Six Portraits | Bonhams, Sep 2022 | ||
| Julian Opie | 1. Day／2. Night | SBI Art Auction, Jul 2024 | ||
| Julian Opie | Boats 2, from Nature 2 (C. 298) | Phillips, Sep 2022 | ||
| Julian Opie | Ruth Smoking 3 | Phillips, Jun 2018 |
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.