Lot 244 · Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale
Webster's Dictionary Page One
Shusaku Arakawa · acrylic, ballpoint pen and graphite on canvas
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- Estimate
- £20,000–£30,000 hammer ≈ $26,068–$39,102
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale, London · 13 February 2020
- Dimensions
- 40 1/8 x 30 1/8in. (101.9 x 76.5cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3651294
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-3651294 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3651294
Shusaku Arakawa, Webster's Dictionary Page One. Christie's, 13 Feb 2020, lot 244. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3651294.
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Shusaku Arakawa, Webster's Dictionary Page One. Christie's, 13 Feb 2020, lot 244. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3651294.
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| Blinding | Tracey Emin | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Toxic Mary | Banksy | £400,000–£600,000 | |
| The Weaning | Julie Curtiss | £50,000–£70,000 | |
| 17th Century Family | Genieve Figgis | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Desayuno | Caroline Walker | £18,000–£25,000 | |
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shusaku Arakawa | Or Space | $33,020 | Phillips, Dec 2023 | |
| Shusaku Arakawa | Fifty Two (52) | Sotheby's, Feb 2016 | ||
| Shusaku Arakawa | Study for "Blank" | SBI Art Auction, Feb 2020 | ||
| Shusaku Arakawa | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Jun 2020 | ||
| Shusaku Arakawa | Untitled | Phillips, Sep 2018 | ||
| Shusaku Arakawa | Studio per "The error", 1967 | Finarte, Apr 2021 | ||
| Shusaku Arakawa | Monster | Sotheby's, Apr 2017 | ||
| Shusaku Arakawa | along the way | Sotheby's, Apr 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.