Lot 231 · Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale
Blue Cell
Peter Halley · acrylic, fluorescent acrylic and Roll-A-Tex on canvas on two joined canvases
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- Estimate
- $40,000–$60,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale, New York · 13 May 2022
- Dimensions
- 44 x 40 1⁄2 in. (111.8 x 103.5 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3470447
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Peter Halley, Blue Cell. Christie's, 13 May 2022, lot 231. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3470447.
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Peter Halley, Blue Cell. Christie's, 13 May 2022, lot 231. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3470447.
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From the same sale Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale · May 2022
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the Cards | ALEX EAGLETON (B. 1979) | $18,000–$25,000 | |
| Untitled, (School Series) | LESIA KHOMENKO (B. 1980) | $5,000–$10,000 | |
| At Swim Two Hairs | NADIA KAABI-LINKE (B. 1978) | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| Brief Brecht | Salomé | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Untitled | Julie Mehretu | $300,000–$500,000 | |
| Ramble 3-9 | Richard Serra | $80,000–$120,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Halley | Triple 9 | $82,550 | Phillips, Mar 2024 | |
| Peter Halley | White Prison | Lempertz, Jun 2021 | ||
| Peter Halley | Exception | Sotheby's, Dec 2022 | ||
| Peter Halley | Yellow Cell With Conduit | Phillips, Jun 2023 | ||
| Peter Halley | invisible adversary | Sotheby's, Jun 2019 | ||
| Peter Halley | Blue Cell | Phillips, Dec 2025 | ||
| Peter Halley | 929 | Phillips, Nov 2025 | ||
| Peter Halley | Reign | Phillips, Nov 2021 |
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.